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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). Egg at the upperside of the leaf, not near the midrib. The larve starts by making a long, narrow, full depth corridor that is strongly spiraled or even lies in intestine-like loops. Frass as fine grains, distributed, later in a central line. After a while a new mine is made, either a continuation of the corridor or, more often, in a new leaf. This new mine begins as a narrow corridor but soon widens into a large blotch; here the fass lies in a broad band. The larva lies venter-upwards in the mine. Pupation external (Bladmineerders van Europa). Mines of Mompha terminella on Circaea lutetiana Image: Willem Ellis (Bladmineerders van Europa) The mine is also described and illustrated in UKMoths. 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 alpina Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade Bladmineerders van Europa Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade 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). NBN Grid map: 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). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Circaea alpina, Circaea lutetiana Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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Last updated 27-Aug-2010  Brian Pitkin