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 held folded over the body at rest. The
larvae are concealed feeders, either as
leaf miners or within seeds or stems.
Genera
*''
Anchimompha''
Clarke, 1965
*''
Batrachedrodes''
Zimmerman, 1978
*''
Desertidacna''
Sinev, 1988
*''
Gracilosia''
Sinev, 1989
*''
Inflataria''
Sinev, 1989
*''
Licmocera''
Walsingham, 1891
*''
Mompha''
Hübner, 825/small>
**subgenus '' Anybia''
**subgenus '' Cyphophora''
**subgenus '' Lophoptilus''
**subgenus '' Psacaphora''
*'' Moriloma'' Busck, 1912
*'' Palaeomystella'' T. B. Fletcher, 1940
*'' Patanotis'' Meyrick, 1913
*'' Phalaritica'' Meyrick, 1913
*'' Semeteria'' Sinev, 1989
*'' Synallagma'' Engel, 1907
*'' Zapyrastra'' Meyrick, 1889
Former genera
*''
Batrachedropsis
''Coccidiphila'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Species
*'' Coccidiphila danilevskyi'' Sinev, 1997 (from Europe and North Africa)
*'' Coccidiphila gerasimovi'' Danilevsky, 1950 (Mediterranean area, Canaries, Caucasus)
*'' Coc ...
'' (synonym of ''
Coccidiphila'' in
Cosmopterigidae)
*''
Bifascia'' (now in
Cosmopterigidae)
*''
Coccidiphila'' (now in
Cosmopterigidae)
*''
Isorrhoa'' (now in
Cosmopterigidae)
*''
Lacciferophaga''
*''
Laverna''
*''
Lienigia''
*''
Tenuipenna'' (synonym of ''
Pyroderces
''Pyroderces'' is a genus of cosmet moths (family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maint ...
'' in
Cosmopterigidae)
*''
Urodeta'' (now in
Elachistidae)
References
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Moth families
Gelechioidea
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