Biology:Mompha idaei
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. idaei
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| Mompha idaei (Zeller, 1839)
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Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.[1][2][3][4] It has a Holarctic distribution;[2][4] in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington (state) .[4]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in May to July.[4] The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium[3][4] and Epilobium latifolium.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mompha (Cyphophora) idaei (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6d79d617-a38b-4fed-8ec5-b11b6183e133.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Savela, Markku. "Mompha Hübner, [1825"]. Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/momphidae/mompha/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Species Mompha idaei". https://bugguide.net/node/view/875969.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Species Details Mompha idaei". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5997.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q143260 entry
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