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Species Mompha locupletella - Hodges#1444.1

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Mompha locupletella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Momphidae (Momphid Moths)
Subfamily Momphinae
Genus Mompha
Species locupletella (Mompha locupletella - Hodges#1444.1)

Hodges Number

1444.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Mompha locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tineae locupletella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin locuples meaning "wealthy, rich."

Range

Europe; recently discovered in MA (but apparently native/Holarctic)

Food

Larvae mine leaves of Epilobium spp.

Print References

Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Systematisches Verzeichniß der Schmetterlinge der Wienergegend: 141. (1)
Eiseman, Charles S. 2016. North American Leafminers (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae, Momphidae) on the Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae): New Host, Parasitoid, and Distributional Records. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 118(4):510-518.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Ignaz Schiffermüller (1727-1806)
Michael Denis (1729-1800)

Works Cited

1.Systematisches Verzeichniß der Schmetterlinge der Wienergegend.
Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller. 1775. Augustin Bernardi, Wien. pp.323.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 12 November, 2016 - 8:51am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 February, 2018 - 10:36am

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