Mompha meridionella

Mompha meridionella is a moth in the family Momphidae that can be found in the northern Caucasus and Greece.

Mompha meridionella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. meridionella
Binomial name
Mompha meridionella
Koster & Sinev, 2003

The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). Adults are on wing at the end of May in the Caucasus and the end of July in Greece.[1]

The larvae probably feed on Epilobium species.

References

  1. "Mompha (Mompha) meridionella Koster & Sinev, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.


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