''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 ...
.
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
''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, 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
''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 - 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
''Mompha canicinctella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1863. It is found in the United States.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from on ...
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(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 ...
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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 ...
''
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
''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, 1923)
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Mompha divisella
''Mompha divisella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found from southern Scandinavia to the Caucasus and central Asia.
Description
The species is brown; its thorax is brown while the forewings are greyish brown. The head is white with i ...
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Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
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Mompha edithella
''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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(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
''Mompha jurassicella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae that can be found in western Europe. The range extends to Switzerland in the east.
Description
The species is greyish brown and has a wingspan of . The wings carry discarded markings, an ...
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(Frey, 1881)
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Mompha lacteella
''Mompha lacteella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Asia and Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on great willowherb (''Epilobium hirsutum'') and broad-leaved w ...
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(Stephens, 1834)
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Mompha langiella
''Mompha langiella'' is a moth of the family Momphidae. It is found in most of Europe, except parts of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.
Description
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is t ...
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(Hübner, 1796)
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Mompha locupletella
''Mompha locupletella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae that can be found in the Palearctic including Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . There are generally two generations per year, although there is only one in the north. Adults of the ...
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(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 a ...
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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
''Mompha miscella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae, found in Asia Minor, Europe and North Africa.
Description
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from the end of April to the beginning o ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Mompha murtfeldtella''
(Chambers, 1875)
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Mompha nancyae
''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 ...
''
Clarke, 1990
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Mompha nuptialis
''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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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 ...
''
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
''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, 1875)
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Mompha sexstrigella
''Mompha sexstrigella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae. It has a Holarctic distribution. In Europe it is found in northern Fennoscandia and Estonia. It is also found in the Asian part of Russia, where it is known from the Altai
Altai or Al ...
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(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
''Mompha sturnipennella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in the Holarctic ecozone and is found in most of Europe (except the south), Siberia, the Russian Far East and Canada.
Description
The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adul ...
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(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
''Mompha terminella'' is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe and North America.
Description
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on small enchanter's ni ...
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(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
''Mompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenus, subgenera.
Subgenus ''Anybia''
The genus ''Anybia'' was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1 ...
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(Chambers, 1876)
References
External links
''Lepiforum e.V.''
Momphidae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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