Mompha bradleyi Riedl, 1965 Species
Last modified: Dec. 3, 2024, 2:41 p.m.
Recorded for the first time in Belgium in 2012 at Ename (OV). This species can be confused with either Mompha divisella or Mompha jurassicella which also live on Epilobium hirsutum and which are very similar externally. A very rare species.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Momphidae > Genus: Mompha > Subgenus: Mompha > Species: Mompha bradleyi
- Vernacular names
- Harig wilgenroosjesgalmot (NL), Bradleys Fransenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Wullaert S. 2015. Melding van minerende en andere zeldzame Lepidoptera in België met 10 nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Nepticulidae, Tineida, Momphidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae en Geometridae). — Phegea 43(3): 50–63. On page 55. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan is about 10 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Cocoon/pupa
A white, somewhat sticky cocoon, the channel to the exit hole is lined with white silk. Pupa shining pale brown.
Bionomics
The larva lives inside the stem causing a spindle-shaped gall, up to 15 mm long and 4 mm broad, mainly in the top and side stalks, preferably in a flowering side-stalk.
Before pupation an exit hole is made in the lower part of the gall, leaving only a thin layer of bark. The pupa lies with its head downwards in the cocoon.
The species hibernate in the adult stage.
Flight periods
One generation a year from mid-July till mid-September, and after hibernation till the end of May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Epilobium hirsutum
Monophagous on Epilobium hirsutum.
Habitat
Mainly in damp situations like marshes, roadside ditches, but also in drier habitats.
