Momphidae
  Prev | Next  
Photo © Ben Sale,  Sherrardspark Wood, Hertfordshire (03/08/19)

Immature stages

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species
Psychoides filicivora
Upload a Photo
 
Mompha langiella

(Hübner, 1796)880 / 40.011

General comments:
Local and uncommon.

Our earliest record is from Cheshunt in 1868 recorded by W. C. Boyd in Entomologist's Monthly Magazine: 147. The caterpillars mine the leaves of Enchanter's Nightshade in June/July, occasionally doing so on various willow-herbs.

Recorded in 15 (37%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1900.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

Mompha epilobiella | Mompha miscella >

List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
21/07/2023221TQ28 - Hendon / Hampstead / Camden
17/07/2023121TQ28 - Hendon / Hampstead / Camden
12/08/2022121TQ29 - Barnet / Finchley
27/07/2022120SP90 - Berkhamsted
28/06/2022120TL11 - Harpenden / Wheathampstead
Show Details | 1990 to 2023 | 2000 to 2023 | Graph Key
Express Record Mompha langiella
We need your records!
Do you have records of Mompha langiella?
Put your own dot on the map!

Copyright © Lepidoptera UK 2024
   

VC20 VC21 VC21 VC20
Click Map for Details
Wingspan: 9-10.5mm
Flight: August-April apparently hibernating in thatch
Foodplant:   Enchanter's Nightshade, Great Willowherb, Broad-leaved Willowherb
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
 Immature Adult   [Show Flight Weeks]
© hertsmiddxmoths.uk 2024 NOLA®; Database using MapMate® Digital Maps © Bartholomew 2010. Design © Jim Wheeler 2024
This site requires necessary cookies to function correctly. We'd also like to set Google analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. These will be set only if you accept all cookies. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this will affect how the website functions. Cookies Policy