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Mompha subbistrigella

Synonyms: Mompha permutatella (heterotypic); Mompha sturnipenella; Oecophora modestella (heterotypic); Ornix sturnipennella (homotypic); Tinea subbistrigella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The garden cosmet (Mompha subbistrigella) is a moth of the Momphidae family. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 7-11.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to late spring. The larvae feed within the seedpods of Epilobium montanum and occasionally on other Epilobium species.
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Prey / Diet

Epilobium alsinoides atriplicifolium[1]
Epilobium fastigiatoramosum (marsh willowweed)[1]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0