Mompha bradleyi is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.
| Mompha bradleyi | |
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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. bradleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mompha bradleyi Riedl, 1965
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Description edit
The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from mid-July to the end of May of the following year after overwintering. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) feeding inside the stem of their host plant. Feeding causes a conspicuous red gall to be formed.
Distribution edit
The moth is found in western and central Europe and has been recorded from Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Belarus.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Mompha bradleyi". UKMoths. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Mompha (Mompha) bradleyi Riedl, 1965". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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