40.011 BF880 - Momphidae - Mompha langiella

40.011 BF880 - Momphidae - Mompha langiella - White-spot Mompha

- Generally Common / Widespread - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Momphidae

Other Name/s: Clouded Mompha

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: A shining fuscous ground colour with irregular shaped white markings at about two thirds give this moth a distinctive appearance. A Leaf Miner.

Distribution: Found on Enchanter’s Nightshade. Probably locally common and a species that maybe spreading northwards.

Flight Period: January / February / April / May / August / September / October / November / December / - On the wing August – May. Overwinters as an adult.

Wingspan: 9-19.5mm

Food Plant: Enchanter’s Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) and Willowherbs (Epilobium spp.).

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Mompha langiella – Graham Finch – Calke Park

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