Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Sept. 14, 2023, 12:10 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium though spread all over the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Momphidae > Genus: Mompha > Subgenus: Psacaphora > Species: Mompha raschkiella
- Vernacular names
- Tweekleurige wilgenroosjesmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 149. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan is about 9 mm.
Museum specimens
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Genitalia
Mine
At first a long gallery leading to a blotch on the leaves. The blotches when fresh are yellowish in colour, but they bleach rapidly after the larvae have vacated them.
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Bionomics
The caterpillar starts its life as a leaf miner. Pupation in a cocoon amongst detritus on the ground.
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Flight periods
Two generations a year: May–June, and again in late July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Epilobium angustifolium
Monophagous on Epilobium angustifolium.
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Habitat
Waste ground, ruderal places, clearings in woods.
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