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Mompha ochraceella
Amber Mompha (Curtis, 1839)
Momphidae
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Photo © Mike Crewe,  MV trap, Sheringham

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Buff Mompha
Mompha epilobiella
Wingspan: 14-16mm
Flight: May - August .
Foodplant:   Great Willowherb
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Common.
Damp areas - stream banks and ditches.

Larvae mining stem and leaves of Willowherb, in common with several other Mompha species.

Recorded in 54 (73%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
28/07/2023127TG13Hempstead
27/07/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
17/07/2023127TG23North Walsham
12/07/2023127TG32Honing / Crostwight Common
11/07/2023128TF74Holme NNR
11/07/2023127TG33Ridlington
11/07/2023+27TG30Rockland Broad / Wheatfen
08/07/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
08/07/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
07/07/2023127TG33Ridlington
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