Mompha subbistrigella

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (January 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
  • Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
  • Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 1,852 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization.
  • Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
  • You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at [[:de:Mompha subbistrigella]]; see its history for attribution.
  • You may also add the template {{Translated|de|Mompha subbistrigella}} to the talk page.
  • For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
Species of moth

Mompha subbistrigella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. subbistrigella
Binomial name
Mompha subbistrigella
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea subbistrigella Haworth, 1828

Mompha subbistrigella, the garden cosmet, is a moth of the Momphidae family found in most of Europe.

A seed pod of Epilobium eaten by larva
Larva

Description

The wingspan is 7–11.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to late spring.[2]

The larvae feed within the seedpods of broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum) and occasionally on other willowherb (Epilobium species).

References

  1. ^ "Mompha (Mompha) subbistrigella (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "40.008 BF892 Mompha subbistrigella (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Mompha subbistrigella


  • v
  • t
  • e