Mompha langiella
| Mompha langiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
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| Species: | M. langiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Mompha langiella (Hübner, 1796) | |
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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.
References
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