Mompha raschkiella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. raschkiella
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Mompha raschkiella is a species of micromoth in the family Momphidae. The moth was first described by German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1838.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 7–11 millimetres (0.3–0.4 in).The head is leaden metallic, the face silvery. Forewings dark fuscous; an orange-yellow dorsal spot towards base, followed by an oblique leaden-metallic fascia, beyond which is a black seale-tuft on fold; a leaden-metallic spot on middle of costa; a double orange spot in dise posteriorly, divided by a leaden-metallic spot beneath, and connected above with a white costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. Larva deep yellow, sides more orange; dorsal line green;head dark brown.[2] The species could be confused with Mompha locupletella, but it lacks that species contrasting dark and light patches at the base of the forewing.[3][4]
Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year. The moth is small and distinctively marked.
Larvae
[edit]The oval eggs are laid on the surface of leaves, usually near the midrib. Larvae are yellow with a brown head and have a thoracic plate and an anal plate. They mine the leaves of rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) causing a yellowish blotch on the leaves that bleach rapidly after the larvae leave them. The caterpillars occur in May to late July and late August to September They overwinter as a pupa and pupation occurs among detritus on the ground.[5][6]
Habitat
[edit]The species is endemic to Europe. They can be found in waste ground, woodland clearings, heathland, and roadside verges.[7] The moth is rare in Belgium.[6] The moth is common and widely distributed on the Isle of Wight and in southern Hampshire.[3] They can be found in the woods of Northwich.[8] The moth is common in Suffolk, especially in coastal areas and Brecks.[7][dead link] The species has been recorded by the St. Helens Wilflife Recording Group as scarce in St. Helens, Merseyside.[9] As of October 2009, the moth has been recorded in 9.6% of Huntingdonshire.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mompha (Psacaphora) raschkiella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ a b "0883 Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Koster, J.C. & Sinev, S.Yu., 2003. Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxe nidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae. - In P. Huemer, 0. Karsholt and L. Lyneborg (eds): Microlepidoptera of Europe 5: 1-387. ISBN 87-88757-66-8 ISSN 1395-9506
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839) little mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ a b "883 Mompha raschkiella, (Zeller, 1839)". Suffolk Moths. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "Micro-Moths". Norwich Woodlands. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Micro Moths in St Helens". St. Helens Wilflife Recording Group. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "883 Mompha raschkiella, (Zeller, 1838)". Huntingdonshire Moth & Butterfly Group. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
