WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Momphidae 59a1822 – 1433   Mompha cephalanthiella (Chambers, 1871)              Buttonbush Leafminer

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

DNA - © Charley Eiseman Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cephalanthiella Chambers 1871 (Laverna) emend. cephalonthiella Chambers 1871 (Laverna) orig. missp. Taxonomic Notes: Mompha cephalanthiella (Chambers, 1871) was described as Laverna cephalonthiella, an original misspelling corrected in Chambers (1875).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Chambers, V.T., 1871. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 3: 221. Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 53. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.33m; p. 77. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Syntype

© Charley Eiseman © Tom Murray

CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell © Microleps.org

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone