Mompha idaei

Mompha idaei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. idaei
Binomial name
Mompha idaei
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Elachista idaei Zeller, 1839
  • Mompha tricristatella (Chambers, 1875)
  • Butalis idaeella Duponchel, in Godart, [1843]
  • Laverna grandisella Chambers, 1875
  • Leucophryne tricristatella Chambers, 1875
  • Laverna subiridescens Walsingham, 1882
  • Cyphophora polaris Sinev, 1986

Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It has a Holarctic distribution; in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing in May to July. The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium and Epilobium latifolium.

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