Mompha epilobiella

    Buff Mompha

    MomphidaeABH 40.01 B&F 893

    Widespread and one of the commoner species in this genus.  Usually recorded at light and frequently (but not exclusively) in gardens, it can also be found from its larval galls on great willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Common Mompha (Mompha epilobiella) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies