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Mompha sturnipennella

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Mompha sturnipennella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. sturnipennella
Binomial name
Mompha sturnipennella
(Treitschke, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
List
    • Ornix sturnipennella Treitschke, 1833
    • Oecophora modestella Eversmann, 1844
    • [Mompha] permutatella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
    • Mompha (Lauerna) nodicolella Fuchs, 1902

Mompha sturnipennella is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in the Holarctic ecozone and is found in most of Europe (except the south), Siberia, the Russian Far East and Canada.

Description

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The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August and again from September to May of the following year after hibernation.[2]

The larvae feed on rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium). The larvae feed inside the stem of their host plant, usually in the flowering part. Feeding causes a gall to be formed. Larvae of the second generation usually live in a seedpod. Larvae of the first generation are found from May to June and larvae of the second generation are found from July to August.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mompha (Mompha) sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "40.009 BF891 Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833) Kentish mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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