Lepidoptera45 species

Family Momphid Moths (Momphidae)

Momphidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 45 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Momphidae (45)

Mompha albocapitella - Hodges#1448

Mompha albocapitella

Identification: Genitalia: BOLD:AAY6980 BOLD:AAF3087

Mompha bicristatella - Hodges#1427

Mompha bicristatella

Identification: See Chambers, 1879 in Print References below

Mompha brevivittella - Hodges#1430

Mompha brevivittella

Identification: Uncertain as to which individual(s) is/are brevivittella; looks like 2 species here

Mompha cephalonthiella - Hodges#1433

Mompha cephalonthiella

Identification: Adult : Antennae gray, annulated with dark brown, with four or five very distinct white annulations near the tip ● FW irregularly spotted with velvety black, with an ochreous patch at the base of the inner margin, dusted with golden i

Mompha circumscriptella - Hodges#1434

Mompha circumscriptella

Identification: Adult : Small, narrow-winged moth with distinctive FW color pattern. Can be differentiated from similar microleps by the presence of two or more tufts of raised scales on the forewing. The head vestiture is smooth. a Considerable vari

Mompha claudiella - Hodges#1435

Mompha claudiella

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References.

Mompha definitella - Hodges#1440

Mompha definitella

Identification: The original description as Laverna definitella Zeller, is available online in the print references below. Small, narrow-winged moths with two or more tufts of raised scales on the forewing. Photograph determined by Terry Harrison

Red-streaked Mompha - Hodges#1443

Mompha eloisella

Identification: Distinctive species easily recognized. Genitalia: ♀ ♂

Mompha epilobiella

Wingspan 10 to 13 mm. This small micro moth is buffish in colour sometimes suffused slightly with chestnut or darker brown shades and with two pairs of dark scale tufts. The adult hibernates and can be found throughout the year, most commonly in July

Mompha jurassicella

Wingspan about 12mm. Superficially a rather dull looking species, but it is often is flecked with subtle shades. Dissection required to confirm adult records. Around areas where Great Willowherb is plentiful. There is a single generation, the adult m

Mompha langiella

Wingspan about10 mm. A relatively unremarkable looking member of the Momphidae, M. langiella is however quite distinctive, with its fuscous ground colour and irregular-shaped white marking at around two-thirds. The larva mines the leaves of Enchanter

Mompha miscella

Wingspan 7 to 9 mm. Rather more russet brown than other members of the genus. The larva mines the leaves of various species of Rock-rose. Initially a gallery is made and filled with frass. It is widened abruptly into a blotch, which absorbs the galle

Mompha ochraceella

Wingspan 14 to 16 mm. A distinctive orange-yellow moth. Various habitats, especially in areas where the larval foodplant is found. Flying at night and attracted to light, the adults can be found on the wing between May and August. In common with seve

Mompha propinquella

Wingspan 12 mm. In common with most of the Momphidae , the adults of this species are brightly-coloured, with raised scale-tufts. Various habitats where the larval foodplants are present. The moths fly at night between June and August, and come to li

Mompha raschkiella

Wingspan 9 mm. A tiny, but distinctively marked species, with pale yellow shoulder patches and scale tufts along its back. The larva mines the leaves of Rosebay Willowherb, causing gallery and then blotch mines, often tinged red and yellow. The larva

Mompha subbistrigella

Wingspan 7-11.5 mm. A greyish species with two whiter bands. In summer they can be seen around the larval foodplant - Willowherb, particularly Broad-leaved Willowherb. They may also be found overwintering in sheds etc. The adults emerge in late summe

Undescribed Crocanthemum leafminer

Mompha undescribed-species-on-crocanthemum

Identification: The adult is similar to that of M. capella , but the ground color of the leaf-mining species is markedly brighter orange. The two are also separable on genital morphology. M. capella also feeds on Crocanthemum , but it specializes in

Mompha unifasciella - Hodges#1458

Mompha unifasciella

Identification: Distinguished from Mompha albapalpella by the basal patch never being cream color. There appear to be at least three BIN groups at BOLD associated with Mompha unifasciella . The BINs are not each others closest neighbors meaning that