Mompha idaei

Mompha idaei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. idaei
Binomial name
Mompha idaei
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Elachista idaei Zeller, 1839
  • Mompha tricristatella (Chambers, 1875)
  • Butalis idaeella Duponchel, in Godart, [1843]
  • Laverna grandisella Chambers, 1875
  • Leucophryne tricristatella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna subiridescens Walsingham, 1882
  • Cyphophora polaris Sinev, 1986

Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.[1][2][3][4] It has a Holarctic distribution;[2][4] in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington.[4]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in May to July.[4] The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium[3][4] and Epilobium latifolium.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mompha (Cyphophora) idaei (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Mompha Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Species Mompha idaei". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Species Details Mompha idaei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2022.


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