Mompha is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.

Mompha
Mompha idaei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Subfamily: Momphinae
Genus: Mompha
Hübner, 1825
Type species
Tinea conturbatella
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Lauerna Curtis, 1839
  • Wilsonia Clemens, 1864
  • Leucophryne Chambers, 1875

Subgenus Anybia

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The genus Anybia was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Tinea langiella Hübner, 1796 (= Alucita epilobiella Römer, 1794).

Subgenus Cyphophora

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The biggest species of the genus are found in this subgenus. The genus Cyphophora was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Elachista idaei Zeller, 1839.

Subgenus Lophoptilus

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The genus Lophoptilus was described by John Sircom in 1848 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Lophoptilus staintoni Sircom, 1848 (= Tinea miscella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775).

Subgenus Psacaphora

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The genus Psacaphora was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1853 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Tinea schrankella Hübner, 1805 (= Tinea locupletella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).

Species

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References

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  1. ^ White, Stephanie N.; Stewart, Donald T.; Hillier, N. Kirk; Evans, Rodger C. (2016). "Identification of Mompha capella Busck, a Microlepidopteran Predator of an Endangered Plant, Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton, in Nova Scotia". Northeastern Naturalist. 23 (2): 211–218. ISSN 1092-6194. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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