Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833)
kentish mompha
on Chamerion
Chamerion angustifolium, Belgium, prov. Namur, Gesves © Jean-Yves Baugnée
vacated gall
larvae in opened gall
Chamerion angustifolium, France, Rhône-Alpes, Haute-Savoie, Les Contamines, 1200 m © Arnold Grosscurt. The striking colour of the larvae may be a sign that the larva is about to pupate, but may also be caused by the fact that the larva is parasitised (the tiny parasitoid larva is visible at right).
Chamerion angustifolium, Belgium, prov. Hainaut, Mouscron © Stéphane Claerebout: larva of the summer generation
gall
only the spring generation lives as a borer; the larvae of the summer generation live in the fruits, without any outwards sign of their presence.
host plants
Onagraceae, monophagous
Chamerion angustifolium.
synonyms
Mompha nodicolella Fuchs, 1902.
references
Buhr (1964a), Chinery (2011a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Huemer (2007a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2001a), Klimesch (1960a, 1989a), Koops (2013a), Koster & Sinev (2003a), Kozlov & Kullberg (2006a, 2010a), Krogerus & Schantz (1970a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Szőcs (1977a), Thomann (1956a), Wullaert (2015a).