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Mompha bradleyi

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Mompha bradleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. bradleyi
Binomial name
Mompha bradleyi
Riedl, 1965

Mompha bradleyi is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.

Description

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The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 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.[1]

The larvae feed on great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) feeding inside the stem of their host plant. Feeding causes a conspicuous red gall to be formed.

Distribution

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The moth is found in western and central Europe and has been recorded from Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Belarus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mompha bradleyi". UKMoths. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Mompha (Mompha) bradleyi Riedl, 1965". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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