40.004 Mompha propinquella (White-headed Mompha)
ws: 11-12.5mm; Jun-Sep; great/broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum/montanum); locally common throughout GB
Mompha propinquella §4 male
ID: M.lacteella is similar but has the white head, thorax, costal and dorsal spots suffused buff/beige. Genital examination may be needed to confirm identity.
Male genitalia: Judging from images at Moth Dissection, the key difference between the two species is in the cornuti. Both species have two cornuti, one long and slender, the other shorter and broader. In M.propinquella the shorter cornutus is rounded at the apex; in M.lacteella the short cornutus is bifurcate at the apex.
Male genitalia: Judging from images at Moth Dissection, the key difference between the two species is in the cornuti. Both species have two cornuti, one long and slender, the other shorter and broader. In M.propinquella the shorter cornutus is rounded at the apex; in M.lacteella the short cornutus is bifurcate at the apex.
§1 Removed - misidentification
§2 Removed - misidentification
§3 Removed - misidentification
§4 Torver, Cumbria; 12/07/2015; male; fw 5.9mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 5.7mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 4.8mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/07/2020; male; fw 5.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Removed - misidentification
§3 Removed - misidentification
§4 Torver, Cumbria; 12/07/2015; male; fw 5.9mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 5.7mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 4.8mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/07/2020; male; fw 5.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published November 2011 | §2 added 28/11/2012 | §3 (male genitalia) added 30/03/2014 | §4 added 19/03/2016 | §5&6 added 18/10/2019
§7 added 02/02/2021 | §1-3 moved to M.lacteella 13/02/2024
§7 added 02/02/2021 | §1-3 moved to M.lacteella 13/02/2024
