Mompha brevivittella

Mompha brevivittella

Mompha brevivittella is a species of moth in the Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin) and Family Momphidae (Momphid Moths).
Mompha brevivittella The larvae of this species feed on the developing seeds of Evening Primrose (Oenothera spp.). "Insect Herbivores Drive Real-Time Ecological and Evolutionary Change in Plant Populations" http://hs.umt.edu/dbs/labs/maron/documents/publications/Science-2012-Agrawal-113-6.pdf Gelechioidea,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Mompha brevivittella,Momphid Moths,Momphidae,Momphinae,Summer,Twirler Moths,United States,insect,micro-moth,moth

Naming

Mompha brevivittella (Clemens, 1864)
Wilsonia brevivittella Clemens, 1864

Distribution

US: Maine, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota
Canada: Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba

Food

Mompha brevivittella larvae feed in the capsule of evening primroses, Oenothera spp., most frequently O. biennis.

References:

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https://bugguide.net/node/view/323503
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=1430
http://www.microleps.org/Guide/Momphidae/index.html
http://hs.umt.edu/dbs/labs/maron/documents/publications/Science-2012-Agrawal-113-6.pdf
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyMomphidae
GenusMompha
SpeciesMompha brevivittella
Photographed in
United States of America