Mompha idaei

Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Zeller in 1839. It has a Holarctic distribution, in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington.

Mompha idaei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. idaei
Binomial name
Mompha idaei
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Mompha tricristatella (Chambers, 1875)
  • Elachista idaei Zeller, 1839
  • Butalis idaeella Duponchel, in Godart, [1843]
  • Laverna grandisella Chambers, 1875
  • Leucophryne tricristatella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna subiridescens Walsingham, 1882
  • Cyphophora polaris Sinev, 1986

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium.

  • Lepidoptera of Belgium
  • "Species Details Mompha idaei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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