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Mompha propinquella | |
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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. propinquella
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Binomial name | |
Mompha propinquella | |
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Mompha propinquella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-September in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on great willowherb ( Epilobium hirsutum) and broad-leaved willowherb ( Epilobium montanum), mining the leaves of their host plant. [3] The species overwinters in the larval stage. [4]
It is found in most of Europe, except the Mediterranean islands and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Mompha propinquella | |
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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. propinquella
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Binomial name | |
Mompha propinquella | |
Synonyms | |
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Mompha propinquella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-September in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on great willowherb ( Epilobium hirsutum) and broad-leaved willowherb ( Epilobium montanum), mining the leaves of their host plant. [3] The species overwinters in the larval stage. [4]
It is found in most of Europe, except the Mediterranean islands and most of the Balkan Peninsula.