Mompha subbistrigella
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Mompha subbistrigella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Momphidae |
Genus: | Mompha |
Species: | M. subbistrigella
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Binomial name | |
Mompha subbistrigella | |
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Mompha subbistrigella, the garden cosmet, is a moth of the Momphidae family found in most of Europe.
Description[]
The wingspan is 7–11.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to late spring.[2]
The larvae feed within the seedpods of broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum) and occasionally on other willowherb (Epilobium species).
References[]
- ^ "Mompha (Mompha) subbistrigella (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "40.008 BF892 Mompha subbistrigella (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
Categories:
- Momphidae
- Moths described in 1828
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth
- Gelechioidea stubs