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Mompha propinquella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. propinquella
Binomial name
Mompha propinquella (Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
Elachista propinquella Stainton, 1851 Laverna palidicollella Doubleday 1859

Mompha propinquella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The head and thorax are ochreous-white. The forewings are dark leaden fuscous, with several small scattered orange ferruginous spots on the dorsal half; an ochreous-white triangular blotch on base of dorsum, almost touching costa at base; one or two white dots beyond this; three black scale-tufts towards dorsum, and three others above them; a white and ferruginous line from costa before middle running round central tuft ; a small white tornal spot and larger costal spot beyond it, disc near them suffused with ferruginous. The hindwings are dark fuscous. The larva is brown, marbled with pale; head and plate of 2 black: in blotches in leaves of Epilobium hirsutum. Cocoon within the mine. It closely resembles Mompha lacteella(Stephens, 1834) and Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839)

Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-September in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) and broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum), mining the leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, except the Mediterranean islands and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

References

1. "Mompha (Mompha) propinquella (Stainton, 1851)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
4. Koster, J.C. & Sinev, S.Yu., 2003. Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxe nidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae. - In P. Huemer, 0. Karsholt and L. Lyneborg (eds): Microlepidoptera of Europe 5: 1-387. ISBN 87-88757-66-8 ISSN 1395-9506
5. Ellis, W N. "Mompha propinquella (Stainton, 1851) marbled mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
6. Kimber, Ian. "40.004 BF888 Mompha propinquella (Stainton, 1851)". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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• Momphidae
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• Moths described in 1851
• Moths of Europe
• Taxa named by Henry Tibbats Stainton
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