Mompha locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) (Family Momphidae)

Forewing Length: 4.5-5.5mm;
Wingspan: 10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? September - May
November
May - June
July - August
May - June
(Earliest: 6.6)
August - October

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Leaf Miner)

Epilobium montanum

Epilobium palustre
Parasitoids:
Itoplectis alternans Larva

Zoophthorus palpator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Mompha locupletella
Mompha locupletella
Lepiforum: Mompha locupletella
British Leafminers: Mompha locupletella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Mompha locupletella


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