''Mompha subbistrigella'', the garden cosmet, is a
moth of the
Momphidae
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rather small with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are he ...
family found in most of Europe.
Description
The
wingspan is 7–11.5 mm. Adults are on wing from late summer to late spring.
The larvae feed within the seedpods of broad-leaved willowherb (''
Epilobium montanum
''Epilobium montanum'' or Broad-leaved Willowherb is a species of flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
Description
This species grows to 60 cm high. The leaves are hairless and serrate and ovate-lanceolate. They are mostly p ...
'') and occasionally on other willowherb (''
Epilobium'' species).
References
Momphidae
Moths described in 1828
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth
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