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Mompha locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) [Lepidoptera: Momphidae] Tinea locupletella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Wien. Verz.: 141. Adela pilipennella Zetterstedt, 1840. Ins. Lep.: 1008. Psacaphora quadrilobella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854. Schmett. Europ. 5: 216. Tinea schrankella Hübner, 1805. Schmett. Europ.: 264. Mompha locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Leaf-mine: The mine is a whitish blotch with scattered blackish frass (UKMoths), usually low on the plant (British leafminers). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: In a white cocoon, which is attached to vegetation or leaf litter (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Onagraceae       Epilobium     UKMoths Epilobium alsinifolium Chickweed Willowherb British leafminers Epilobium alsinifolium Chickweed Willowherb Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Epilobium lanceolatum Spear-leaved Willowherb British leafminers Epilobium lanceolatum Spear-leaved Willowherb Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb British leafminers Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb British leafminers Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Onagraceae       Epilobium lanceolatum Spear-leaved Willowherb Nederlandse bladmineerders Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb Nederlandse bladmineerders Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb Nederlandse bladmineerders Epilobium roseum Pale Willowherb Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: April and May, then again in July and August (UKMoths). Time of year - adults: The two generations of adult moths are on the wing from May to July and again in August and September (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Distributed widely throughout much of the British Isles (UKMoths) including East Kent, Kincardine, North Aberdeen, South Aberdeen, South Hants, South Somerset, Stafford, Surrey, Warwick, West Gloucester, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE, NESBRC and SNH), the Channel Is., Northern Ireland and Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin