Mompha idaei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Momphidae |
Genus: | Mompha |
Species: | M. idaei
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Binomial name | |
Mompha idaei (Zeller, 1839)
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Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.[1][2][3][4] It has a Holarctic distribution;[2][4] in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington.[4]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in May to July.[4] The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium[3][4] and Epilobium latifolium.[4]
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