Moth Photographers Group – Mompha terminella

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59a1855 – 1456 Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)

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Synonymy:	terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) (Glyphipteryx) - MONA 1983: 1456; TL: Dorsetshire, England. chrysargyrella (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]) (Psacaphora); TL: Dresden and Neustrelitz [Greman]. engelella Busck, 1906 (Mompha); TL: Pittsburgh, PA; District of Columbia. patriciella (Stainton, 1849) (Elachista)
Host Plants:	Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Onagraceae. Host genera: Circaea. Notes: leaf miner (Eiseman 2020).
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References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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Busck, A., 1906. New American Tineina. The Canadian Entomologist, 38(4): 123.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W., 1853-1855. Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 5: 216.
Humphreys, H.N. & J.O. Westwood, 1845. British Moths and their Transformations, 2: 216; pl. 113, fig. 11.
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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