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Mompha raschkiella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Momphidae
Genus:	Mompha
Species:	M. raschkiella
Binomial name
Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1838)
Synonyms
Elachista raschkiella Zeller, 1838 Mompha (Psacaphora) raschkiella

Mompha raschkiella is a species of micromoth in the family Momphidae. The moth was first described by German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1838.

Description

The wingspan is 7–11 millimetres (0.3–0.4 in).The head is leaden metallic,the face silvery. Forewings dark fuscous ; an orange-yellow dorsal spot towards base, followed by an oblique leaden-metallic fascia, beyond which is a black seale-tuft on fold ; a leaden-metallic spot on middle of costa; a double orange spot in dise posteriorly, divided by a leaden-metallic spot beneath, and connected above with a white costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. Larva deep yellow, sides more orange; dorsal line green;head dark brown. The species could be confused with Mompha locupletella, but it lacks that species contrasting dark and light patches at the base of the forewing.

Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year. The moth is small and distinctively marked.

Larvae

The oval eggs are laid on the surface of leaves, usually near the midrib. Larvae are yellow with a brown head and have a thoracic plate and an anal plate. They mine the leaves of rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) causing a yellowish blotch on the leaves that bleach rapidly after the larvae leave them. The caterpillars occur in May to late July and late August to September They overwinter as a pupa and pupation occurs among detritus on the ground.

Habitat

The species is endemic to Europe. They can be found in waste ground, woodland clearings, heathland, and roadside verges. The moth is rare in Belgium. The moth is common and widely distributed on the Isle of Wight and in southern Hampshire. They can be found in the woods of Northwich. The moth is common in Suffolk, especially in coastal areas and Brecks. The species has been recorded by the St. Helens Wilflife Recording Group as scarce in St. Helens, Merseyside. As of October 2009, the moth has been recorded in 9.6% of Huntingdonshire.

References

1. "Mompha (Psacaphora) raschkiella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
2. 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
3. ^ "0883 Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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 raschkiella (Zeller, 1839) little mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
6. ^ "Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
7. ^ "883 Mompha raschkiella, (Zeller, 1839)". Suffolk Moths. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
8. "Micro-Moths". Norwich Woodlands. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
9. "Micro Moths in St Helens". St. Helens Wilflife Recording Group. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
10. "883 Mompha raschkiella, (Zeller, 1838)". Huntingdonshire Moth & Butterfly Group. Retrieved May 31, 2010.

• Momphidae
• Leaf miners
• Moths described in 1838
• Moths of Europe
• Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller