Mompha locupletella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Flame Mompha
(Red Cosmet)
40.0130 (B&F: 882)
Synonym(s):
Mompha schrankella (Hübner, [1805])
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
»Family: Momphidae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Resident. Usually seen in small numbers, both by day and at mv light, in a few places in both vice-counties. Flies mainly from late May to mid June and again in August. Larvae feed on spear-leaved willowherb and rosebay willowherb (Pratt, 2011).
