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Mompha terminella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Momphidae |
Genus: | Mompha |
Species: | M. terminella
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Mompha terminella | |
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Mompha terminella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe and North America.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on small enchanter's nightshade ( Circaea alpina) and enchanter's nightshade ( Circaea lutetiana) mining the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from mid-August to mid-September. They are whitish with a light brown head. [4]
It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula and from Ireland to Romania. It is also found in North America. [1] [5]
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in German. (January 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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Mompha terminella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Momphidae |
Genus: | Mompha |
Species: | M. terminella
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Binomial name | |
Mompha terminella | |
Synonyms | |
List
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Mompha terminella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe and North America.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on small enchanter's nightshade ( Circaea alpina) and enchanter's nightshade ( Circaea lutetiana) mining the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from mid-August to mid-September. They are whitish with a light brown head. [4]
It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula and from Ireland to Romania. It is also found in North America. [1] [5]