Mompha langiella

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Mompha langiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. langiella
Binomial name
Mompha langiella (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms[1]
List Tinea langiella Hübner, 1796 Alucita epilobiella Romer, 1794 Mompha fulicella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 Elachista niveipunctella Stainton, 1849 Adela unipunctella Duponchel, in Godart, 1839 Psacaphora quadrilobella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

Mompha langiella is a moth of the family Momphidae. It is found in most of Europe, except parts of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.

Description[]

The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.^[2] The larvae feed on Circaea × intermedia, enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana), rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium), Epilobium collinum, great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum), broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum) and hoary willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum). They mine the leaves of their host plant which starts as a full depth corridor. The frass is black and deposited in an irregular central line. Later, the mine has the form of a blotch with frass in irregular clouds. The blotch may be a continuation of the corridor, but may be found on a different leaf. There are often several mines in a single leaf. The mines are white at first but turn brown later. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Mompha langiella on UKMoths

A mined leaf of Circaea lutetiana

Larva