Rank Species | Genus Mompha Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Mompha, Butterflies and moths, Mompha sturnipennella, Mompha epilobiella, Mompha langiella |
The garden cosmet (Mompha subbistrigella) is a moth of the Momphidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 7-11.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to late spring.
The larvae feed within the seedpods of Epilobium montanum and occasionally on other Epilobium species.



References
Mompha subbistrigella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA