Momphidae
ABH 40.015
Wingspan: 9mm Flight time: Two generations, May and August Food plant: Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) Mine: June-July and September The egg is laid on the upperside of a leaf near the midrib. Narrow mine follows midrib before developing into a yellowish blotch with dispersed frass. |
Mompha raschkiella
Leaf mine on Rosebay Willowherb, Chamerion angustifolium (Epilobium angustifolium). Dorset. July 2012