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 ochraceella (Curtis, 1839)
[Lepidoptera: Momphidae]
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Laverna ochraceella Curtis, 1839. Brit. Ent. 16: 735.
Mompha ochraceella
(Curtis, 1839).


Leaf and stem mine: Mining the stems and later the leaves (UKMoths).

The mine is described (in Dutch only at present) in Bladmineerders van Europa.

Larva: The larva is described (in Dutch only at present) in Bladmineerders van Europa.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update).

Hosts in Britain:

Onagraceae      
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Pitkin & Plant
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb UKMoths

Hosts elsewhere:

Onagraceae      
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - larvae: Early spring, up to April (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Time of year - adults: Flying at night, and attracted to light, the adults can be found on the wing between May and August (UKMoths).

Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Occurs widely throughout much of Britain (UKMoths) including East Kent, East Suffolk, Hunts, North Hants, South Devon, South Lancaster, South Somerset and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC, NE and SHWRG).

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, French mainland, Germany, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.



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Belgian Lepidoptera
British leafminers
NBN Gateway
Bladmineerders van Europa
Fauna Europaea [289292]
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Last updated 05-Oct-2009  Brian Pitkin