2011-04-24

Adela unipunctella

Mompha langiella

Mompha langiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus:
Species: M. langiella
Binomial name
Mompha langiella
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea langiella Hubner, 1796
  • Alucita epilobiella Romer, 1794
  • Mompha fulicella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
  • Elachista niveipunctella Stainton, 1849
  • Adela unipunctella Duponchel, in Godart, 1839

Mompha langiella is a moth of the Momphidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except parts of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.

The wingspan is 10-11 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Circaea x intermedia, Circaea lutetiana, Chamerion angustifolium, , Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium montanum and . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a full depth corridor. The frass is black and deposited in an irregular central line. Later, the mine has the form of a blotch with frass in irregular clouds. The blotch may be a continuation of the corridor, but may be found on a different leaf. There are often several mines in a single leaf. The mines are white at first but turn brown later. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

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