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Mompha murtfeldtella

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Species of moth

Mompha murtfeldtella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species: M. murtfeldtella
Binomial name
Mompha murtfeldtella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Laverna murtfeldtella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna albocapitella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna grissella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna obscurusella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna parvicristatella Chambers, 1875

Mompha murtfeldtella is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is about 10 millimetres (0.39 in).

The larvae feed on the reproductive tissue of Oenothera species.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Microleps.Org
Taxon identifiers
Mompha murtfeldtella


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