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Mompha subbistrigella
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Mompha sturnipennella
Rosebay Gall Mompha

(Treitschke, 1833)891 / 40.009
=Kentish Mompha*

Norfolk status
Rare.
Distinct white costal streaks and larger than the similar Mompha subbistrigella.
Dry areas - waste ground, heathland and urban areas. Hibernates over winter.
Confirmed in Britain in Surrey in 1950 and has since spread gradually.

First Norfolk record in 2005, bred from galls in Rosebay Willowherb collected during a field meeting at East Ruston Common. (Beaumont, 2005)

(VC26 Norfolk/Suffolk border records from 2003/04)

First generation larvae form a gall within the stem. The second generation feeds either in a seed pod, or in a gall.

Recorded in 5 (7%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2005.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
20/08/202311228TF63Snettisham
08/09/2018+27TG20Dunston
08/08/2018128TL79Mundford
23/07/2006127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
21/07/2006127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
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Wingspan: 9-13mm
Flight: Two Generations. July - Aug. Sep - May
Foodplant:   Rosebay Willowherb,
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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