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Mompha confusella

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Mompha confusella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. confusella
Binomial name
Mompha confusella
Koster & Sinev, 1996

Mompha confusella is a moth in the family Momphidae. It found from central and southern Europe to Transcaucasia. In Europe, it has been recorded from the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 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.

The larvae feed on Epilobium hirsutum and Chamaenerion angustifolium.

References

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  1. ^ "Mompha (Mompha) confusella Koster & Sinev, 1996". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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