Mompha epilobiella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. epilobiella |
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| Mompha epilobiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Mompha epilobiella is a moth in the Momphidae family. It has a Holarctic distribution, it is found in North America, including Ontario and all of Europe.
A shoot of Epilobium hirsutum disfigured by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are on wing throughout the year, but are most common in July and August in Great Britain.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium montanum, Epilobium palustre and Oenothera species, but Epilobium hirsutum is the main food plant. The other listed plants might be misidentifications. Young larvae probably live as leaf miners. Older larvae live, mostly communally, in spun uppermost leaves.