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Momphidae
59a1833 – 1443   Mompha eloisella (Clemens, 1860)
             Red-streaked Mompha

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Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • eloisella (Clemens, 1860) (Laverna) - MONA 1983: 1443
  • lyonetiella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna)
  • magnatella (Zeller, 1873) (Phyllocnistis) - MONA 1983: 850
  • oenotheraeella (Chambers, 1875) (Laverna)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Mompha eloisella (Clemens, 1860) includes as a synonym magnatella (Zeller, 1873) in Walsingham (1882). Magnatella was included twice in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) as both a full species and as a synonym of eloisella.
    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.
    • 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. 6.29f; p. 77. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Microleps.org
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1882-1883. Notes on Tineidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 10: 195.
    Mompha eloisella
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    Mompha eloisella
    10mm – © Jim Vargo
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    Mompha eloisella
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