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Species Mompha passerella - Hodges#1450

Mompha passerella, 1450 - Mompha passerella St. Andrews leaf miner on Lechea mucronata SA537 2016 3 - Mompha passerella Mompha passerella Mompha passerella St. Andrews leaf miner on Lechea mucronata SA1629 Mompha passerella 2019 4 - Mompha passerella St. Andrews leaf miner on Lechea mucronata SA1629 Mompha passerella 2019 5 - Mompha passerella Mompha passerella Mompha passerella
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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 passerella (Mompha passerella - Hodges#1450)
Hodges Number
1450
Food
The larva is an internal feeder on Helianthemum (Cistaceae).
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