Mompha terminella

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Mompha terminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. terminella
Binomial name
Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) [1]
Synonyms
List Glyphipteryx terminella Humphreys & Westwood, 1845 Psacaphora terminella Psacaphora chrysargyrella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 Mompha engelella Busck, 1906 Elachista patriciella Stainton, 1849

Mompha terminella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe and North America.

Description[]

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. The mine starts as a long, narrow, full depth, strongly spiral corridor. The frass is initially deposited in fine grains, but later in a central line. The larva leaves the mine to start elsewhere, either as a continuation of the existing corridor or in a new leaf. This new mine starts as a narrow corridor but soon widens into a large blotch. The frass is deposited in a broad band. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Larvae can be found from mid-August to mid-September. They are whitish with a light brown head.^[4]

Distribution[]

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula and from Ireland to Romania. It is also found in North America.^[1][5]

References[]

External links[]

• Bug Guide
• British leafminers

A leaf of Circaea lutetiana mined by larva

Larva