Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.[1][2][3][4] It has a Holarctic distribution;[2][4] in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. idaei
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| Mompha idaei (Zeller, 1839)
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in May to July.[4] The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium[3][4] and Epilobium latifolium.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mompha (Cyphophora) idaei (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Mompha Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Species Mompha idaei". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Species Details Mompha idaei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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