The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Mompha lacteella (Stephens, 1834)
[Lepidoptera: Momphidae]


Anacampsis lacteella Stephens, 1834. Ill. Brit. Ent. Haust. 4: 210.
Elachista basipallidella
Stainton, 1849.
Elachista gibbiferella
Zeller, 1839. Isis: 212.
Mompha lacteella
(Stephens, 1834)


Leaf-mine: The larvae feed mainly on broad-leaved willowherb mining the leaves (UKMoths).

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Onagraceae      
Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb UKMoths

Hosts elsewhere:

Onagraceae      
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Nederlandse bladmineerders
Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb Nederlandse bladmineerders

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: The moths are at large between May and July (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: Distributed locally in England and Scotland (UKMoths) including Hereford, North Essex, North Somerset, North Wilts, South Devon, South Essex and South Hants (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC and NE).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - North and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



External links: Search the internet:

Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Nederlandse bladmineerders
Fauna Europaea [289293]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin