''Mompha'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Momphidae
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rather small with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are he ...
that was
first described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819. It has four
subgenera
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betwee ...
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Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by
Henry Tibbats Stainton
Henry Tibbats Stainton (13 August 1822 – 2 December 1892) was an English entomologist. He served as an editor for two popular entomology periodicals of his period, ''The Entomologist's Annual'' and ''The Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer''.
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in 1854 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is ''Tinea langiella''
Hübner, 1796 (= ''Alucita epilobiella''
Römer, 1794).
Subgenus ''Cyphophora''
The biggest species of the genus are found in this subgenus. The genus ''Cyphophora'' was described by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths ( Lepidoptera ...
in 1853 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is ''Elachista idaei''
Zeller, 1839.
Subgenus ''Lophoptilus''
The genus ''Lophoptilus'' was described by John Sircom in 1848 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is ''Lophoptilus staintoni''
Sircom, 1848 (= ''Tinea miscella''
enis & Schiffermüller 1775).
Subgenus ''Psacaphora''
The genus ''Psacaphora'' was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1853 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is ''Tinea schrankella''
Hübner, 1805 (= ''Tinea locupletella''
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).
Species
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Mompha achlyognoma''
Koster & Harrison, 1997
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Mompha albapalpella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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(Chambers, 1875)
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Mompha albella''
(Chambers, 1875)
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Mompha annulata
''Perimede annulata'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by August Busck
Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bu ...
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(Braun, 1923)
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Mompha argentimaculella''
(Murtfeldt, 1900)
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Mompha bicristatella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Chambers, 1879)
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Mompha bifasciella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Chambers, 1876)
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Mompha bottimeri''
Busck, 1940 - Bottimer's mompha moth
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Mompha bradleyi
''Mompha bradleyi'' is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . 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 ...
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Riedl, 1965
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Mompha brevivittella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Clemens, 1864)
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Mompha canicinctella''
(Clemens, 1863)
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Mompha capella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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Busck, 1940
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Mompha cephalonthiella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Chambers, 1871) - buttonbush leafminer moth
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Mompha circumscriptella
''Mompha circumscriptella'', the circumscript mompha moth, is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa ...
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(Zeller, 1873) - circumscript mompha moth
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Mompha claudiella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
''
Kearfott, 1907
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Mompha cleidarotrypa
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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Koster & Harrison, 1997
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Mompha coloradella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Chambers, 1877)
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Mompha communis
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Braun, 1925)
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Mompha confusella
''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.
The wingspan is . Adult ...
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Koster & Sinev, 1996
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Mompha conturbatella
''Mompha conturbatella'', also known as the fireweed mompha moth, is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Distribution and habitat
This species has a Holarctic ...
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(Hübner, 1819) - fireweed mompha moth
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Mompha deceptella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Braun, 1921)
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Mompha definitella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a ...
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(Zeller, 1873)
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Mompha difficilis''
(Braun, 1923)
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Mompha divisella''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
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Mompha edithella''
(Barnes & Busck, 1920)
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Mompha eloisella''
(Clemens, 1860) - red-streaked mompha moth
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Mompha epilobiella
''Mompha epilobiella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe and North America.
Description
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are on wing throughout the year, but are most common in July and August in Great Britain.
The l ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Mompha falclandica
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
''
Wakeham-Dawson & Koster, 2013
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Mompha franclemonti
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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Hodges, 1992
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Mompha glaucella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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Sinev, 1986
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Mompha idaei
''Mompha idaei'' is a moth in the family Momphidae Species description, first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It has a Holarctic distribution; in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado ...
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(Zeller, 1839)
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Mompha ignotilisella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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(Chambers, 1875)
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Mompha jurassicella''
(Frey, 1881)
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Mompha lacteella''
(Stephens, 1834)
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Mompha langiella''
(Hübner, 1796)
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Mompha locupletella''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Mompha luciferella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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(Clemens, 1860)
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Mompha meridionella
''Mompha meridionella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rathe ...
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Koster & Sinev, 2003
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Mompha metallifera
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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(Walsingham, 1882)
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Mompha millotella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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Viette, 1955
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Mompha minimella''
(Chambers, 1880)
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Mompha miscella''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Mompha murtfeldtella''
(Chambers, 1875)
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Mompha nancyae''
Clarke, 1990
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Mompha nuptialis''
Meyrick, 1922
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Mompha ochraceella
''Mompha ochraceella'' is a moth of the family Momphidae
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rat ...
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(Curtis, 1839)
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Mompha passerella''
(Busck, 1909)
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Mompha pecosella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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Busck, 1907
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Mompha powelli
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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(Busck, 1909)
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Mompha propinquella
''Mompha propinquella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-September in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on great willowher ...
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(Stainton, 1851)
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Mompha purpuriella
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to ...
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(Busck, 1909)
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Mompha raschkiella''
(Zeller, 1839)
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Mompha rufocristatella''
(Chambers, 1875)
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Mompha sexstrigella''
(Braun, 1921)
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Mompha solomoni''
D.L. Wagner, Adamski & R.L. Brown, 2004
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Mompha stellella''
Busck, 1906
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Mompha sturnipennella''
(Treitschke, 1833)
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Mompha subbistrigella
''Mompha subbistrigella'', the garden cosmet, is a moth of the Momphidae family found in most of Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 7–11.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to late spring.
The larvae feed within the seedpods ...
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(Haworth, 1828)
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Mompha terminella''
(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)
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Mompha trithalama
''Mompha trithalama'' is a moth of the family Momphidae. It is native to Brazil, Peru and Trinidad, but was introduced to Hawaii for biological control of ''Clidemia hirta''.
The larvae feed on Melastomataceae species, including ''Clidemia ...
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Meyrick, 1927
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Mompha unifasciella''
(Chambers, 1876)
References
External links
''Lepiforum e.V.''
Momphidae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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