40.011 Mompha (Anybia) Langiella (White-spot Mompha)
ws: 9.0-10.5mm (MBGBI4.1), fw: 4.5-5.0mm (Sterling & Parsons); Aug-Apr; enchanter's-nightshade (Circaea lutetiana), great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum); local in open woodland in S&W England and Wales.
Mompha langiella §1
ID: Dark brown with a white spot in dorsal half at ~⅔, this spot somewhat variable in shape but most often ~rectangular. Other white/pale spots and patches are variable: a dorsal blotch in proximal half, a small white spot at ~⅓, a scattering of white scales in the apical region.
§1 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 15/04/2021; male; fw 4.5mm; netted by day
§2 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; male; fw 4.3mm
§3 Haugh Woods, Herefordshire; 07/09/2023
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§2 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; male; fw 4.3mm
§3 Haugh Woods, Herefordshire; 07/09/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/04/2021 (§1) | dissection images of §1 added 12/05/2021 | §2 added 21/09/2023 | §3 added 29/12/2023
