Mompha idaei

Mompha idaei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. idaei
Binomial name
Mompha idaei (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Mompha tricristatella (Chambers, 1875) Elachista idaei Zeller, 1839 Butalis idaeella Duponchel, in Godart, [1843] Laverna grandisella Chambers, 1875 Leucophryne tricristatella Chambers, 1875 Laverna subiridescens Walsingham, 1882 Cyphophora polaris Sinev, 1986

Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Zeller in 1839. It has a Holarctic distribution, in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium.

External links[]

• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• "Species Details Mompha idaei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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