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 propinquella (Stainton, 1851)
[Lepidoptera: Momphidae]


Elachista propinquella Stainton, 1851. Cat. Suppl.: 8.
Laverna palidicollella Doubleday, 1859.
Mompha propinquella (Stainton, 1851).


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Onagraceae      
Epilobium     UKMoths
Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005

Hosts elsewhere:

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

Time of year - mines: The species spends the winter as a larva (UKMoths).

Time of year - adults: The moths fly at night between June and August, and come to light (UKMoths).

Distribution in Britain: Occurs in suitable habitat throughout most of Britain (UKMoths) including Kincardine, North Aberdeen, North Essex, North Hants, Nottingham, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, Warwick, West Kent and Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, NE, NESBRC 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, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands 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 [289296]
UKMoths

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin