Mompha langiella

Mompha langiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. langiella
Binomial name
Mompha langiella (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms[1]
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 Momphidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except parts of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.

A mined leaf of Circaea lutetiana

Larva

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 x intermedia, Circaea lutetiana, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium collinum, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium montanum and Epilobium parviflorum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine 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

1. "Mompha (Anybia) langiella (Hübner, 1796)". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
2. "Mompha langiella (Hübner, 1796)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
3. "Mompha langiella (Hübner, 1796". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 25, 2011.

External links

• Mompha langiella on UK Moths