Mompha bradleyi
Mompha bradleyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Momphidae |
Genus: | Mompha |
Species: | M. bradleyi
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Binomial name | |
Mompha bradleyi Riedl, 1965
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Mompha bradleyi is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.
Description[]
The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from mid-July to the end of May of the following year after overwintering. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) feeding inside the stem of their host plant. Feeding causes a conspicuous red gall to be formed.
Distribution[]
The moth is found in western and central Europe and has been recorded from Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Belarus.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Mompha bradleyi". UKMoths. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Mompha (Mompha) bradleyi Riedl, 1965". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Momphidae
- Gall-inducing insects
- Moths described in 1965
- Moths of Europe
- Gelechioidea stubs