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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 held folded over the body at rest. The larvae are concealed feeders, either as leaf miners or within seeds or stems.
11 branches of this family, most-observed first
Momphinae
subfamilyMomphinae
Zapyrastra
genusZapyrastra
Palaeomystella
genusPalaeomystella
Isorrhoa
genusIsorrhoa
Synallagma
genusSynallagma
Tenuipenna
genusTenuipenna
Adelomompha
genusAdelomompha
Patanotis
genusPatanotis
Anchimompha
genusAnchimompha
Phalaritica
genusPhalaritica
Licmocera
genusLicmocera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 176953.