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Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) [Lepidoptera: Momphidae]. Glyphipteryx terminella Humphreys & Westwood, 1845. Br. M. 2: 216, pl. 113 fig. 11. Psacaphora chrysargyrella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854. Europ. Schmett. 5: 216, fig. 364. Mompha engelella Busck, 1906. Canad. ent. 38: 123. Elachista patriciella Stainton, 1849. Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845).

Leaf-mine: Early mines are spiral galleries; later forms pale blotches, sometimes having moved to a different leaf (British leafminers). The mine is also described and illustrated in UKMoths and Bladmineerders van Europa. Mines of Mompha terminella on Circaea lutetiana Image: Willem Ellis (Bladmineerders van Europa) Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: In a cocoon, on a leaf or in leaf-litter (British leafminers). Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update). Hosts in Britain: Onagraceae       Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade Pitkin & Plant Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade British leafminers Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Onagraceae       Circaea     Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: August-September (British leafminers; UKMoths). Time of year - adults: A single generation flies in July and August but is not easy to locate as an adult (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: A relatively local species occurring in England and Wales, less common in the eastern counties (UKMoths) including Durham, East Cornwall, East Gloucester, Leicester, North Essex, North Hants, South Northumberland, South Devon, South-west York, Warwick and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - DBRC, JNCC and NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Balearic Is., Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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Last updated 14-Jan-2010  Brian Pitkin