Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833) Species
Last modified: Sept. 14, 2023, 2:36 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Momphidae > Genus: Mompha > Subgenus: Mompha > Species: Mompha sturnipennella
- Vernacular names
- Wilgenroosjesgalmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Mompha nodicolella Fuchs, 1902
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1966. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 65 (1965): 49–50. On page 49.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan is about: 13–18 mm.
Museum specimens
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Cocoon/pupa
A white, sometimes sticky cocoon. Pupa pale yellowish brown.
Bionomics
The first generation larva lives in the stem, usually in the flowering part, causing a gall or swelling. Larvae of the second generation live in a seedpod. There can be several galls in one stem and even several larvae in one gall.
The full-grown larva chews out a neat hole in the side of the gall and leaves the gall in order to pupate amongst detritus on the ground in a white, sometimes sticky cocoon.
Flight periods
Two generations a year: from July till August, and again from September, hibernating, till May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Epilobium angustifolium
Monophagous on Epilobium angustifolium.
Habitat
Dry areas, waste ground, heaths, urban situations. The species occurs in small but populous colonies where the foodplant grows.
