Biology:Mompha circumscriptella

Short description: Species of moth

Mompha circumscriptella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. circumscriptella
Binomial name
Mompha circumscriptella (Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
Laverna circumscriptella Zeller, 1873

Mompha circumscriptella, the circumscript mompha moth, is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California , Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Iowa, Kansas , Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Adults are narrow-winged with a distinctive forewing color pattern.

The larvae feed on Oenothera species. They bore into the fruit of the host plant. Pupation takes place inside the fruit.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10331659 entry