Biology:Mompha ochraceella
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| Mompha ochraceella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. ochraceella
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| Binomial name | |
| Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839) [1]
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Mompha ochraceella is a moth of the family Momphidae found in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The head is whitish-yellow ochreous. Forewings are yellow, suffusedly and irregularly irrorated with pale ferruginous; three darker scale-tufts above dorsum. Hindwings are whitish-yellowish. The larva is pale yellowish head pale brown.[2]
Adults are on wing from May to August.[3]
The larvae feed on willowherbs (Epilobium species), including great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum). They mine the stems and later the leaves of their host plant. The leaf mine consists of a lower-surface blotch in a low growing leaf. The blotch is centered over the midrib and contains little or no frass. Pupation is within the mine.[4]
Distribution
It is found in most of Europe, ranging (in the south) to Morocco and Asia Minor. In the east, the range extends to the Caucasus and Iran.
References
- ↑ "Mompha (Mompha) ochraceella (Curtis, 1839)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/fd70281d-c207-4095-b0c3-2702e6282e0b. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "40.002 BF886 Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/mompha-ochraceella/. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839) buff mompha". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/momphidae/mompha/mompha-ochraceella/. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q149848 entry
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