40.010 Mompha epilobiella (Buff Mompha)
ws: 10-13mm; Bivoltine, all year, most abundant in Jul & Aug; great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum); common in S.England & Wales, more local further north
Mompha epilobiella §1 female
ID: Somewhat similar to M.ochraceella especially when worn. Distinguishable by generally smaller size (vs14-16mm), dark legs banded at joints (vs pale yellow-ochreous) and dark grey hindwing (vs pale yellowish)
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§1 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; female; fw 6.5mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 20/07/2010 §3 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2010; male; fw 5.6mm §4 Foulness, Essex; 19/09/2010 §5 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; male; fw 5.6mm §6 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female §7 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/09/2011; female; fw 5.4mm §8 Foulness, Essex; 30/08/2014 §9 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; female; fw 4.9mm; to light All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 25/05/2018; male; fw 5.0mm
§11 ??; 2020; male §12 ??; 2020; male |
Page published 07/11/2011 | §8 added 17/11/2014 | §9 added 15/11/2017 | §10 added 27/06/2018 | §11&12 added 09/04/2021
