Species Details

ABH: 40.008

BF: 892

Family: Momphidae

Taxon: Mompha subbistrigella

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Garden Mompha

Account: Common in freshwater margins, ditches, woodland clearings, waste ground and gardens across much of England and Wales, less numerous in the north The main confusion species is M. sturnipennella, from which it can be distinguished by its smaller size and by the broader forewing which lacks the median ferruginous streaks and the white costal streaks in the apical area (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds within seedpods of Broad-leaved Willowherb, Marsh Willowherb and Hoary Willowherb.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 7 — 11.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 3 Jan (2008) — 9 Nov (2010)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/mompha-subbistrigella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 94

Individuals: 11

Earliest Year: 2000

Latest Year: 2025

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