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Mompha meridionella

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Mompha meridionella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. meridionella
Binomial name
Mompha meridionella
Koster & Sinev, 2003

Mompha meridionella is a moth in the family Momphidae that can be found in the northern Caucasus and Greece.

The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). Adults are on wing at the end of May in the Caucasus and the end of July in Greece.[1]

The larvae probably feed on Epilobium species.

References

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  1. ^ "Mompha (Mompha) meridionella Koster & Sinev, 2003". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
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