Status
Rare.
Wet woodland, waste ground, open areas and shady situations.
Adults hibernating over winter until the following spring.
Larvae feed on willhowerbs causing a distinctive gall.
One of three species, Mompha divisella, M. jurassicella, M. bradleyi that are superficially similar and require genitalia dissection.
Victorian records in VC28 and VC27.
[MBGBI vol4.1 p246]  | Determination by Genitalia Examination Required | |
Recorded in 2 (3%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 1889.
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