Mompha sturnipennella is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in the Holarctic ecozone and is found in most of Europe (except the south), Siberia, the Russian Far East and Canada.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. sturnipennella
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| Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833) [1]
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Description edit
The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August and again from September to May of the following year after hibernation.[2]
The larvae feed on rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium). The larvae feed inside the stem of their host plant, usually in the flowering part. Feeding causes a gall to be formed. Larvae of the second generation usually live in a seedpod. Larvae of the first generation are found from May to June and larvae of the second generation are found from July to August.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Mompha (Mompha) sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "40.009 BF891 Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833) Kentish mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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