Kingdom Animalia Family Momphidae Scientific name Mompha locupletella Higher classification Mompha Order Butterflies and moths | Infraorder Heteroneura Genus Mompha Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Mompha, Butterflies and moths, Momphidae, Mompha raschkiella, Mompha epilobiella | ||
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.
The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.
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.