Mompha is a genus of moths in the family Momphidae that was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It has four subgenera.
Subgenus Anybia The genus Anybia was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Tinea langiella Hübner, 1796 (= Alucita epilobiella Römer, 1794).
Subgenus Cyphophora The biggest species of the genus are found in this subgenus. The genus Cyphophora was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Elachista idaei Zeller, 1839.
Subgenus Lophoptilus The genus Lophoptilus was described by John Sircom in 1848 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Lophoptilus staintoni Sircom, 1848 (= Tinea miscella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775).
Subgenus Psacaphora The genus Psacaphora was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1853 and was later demoted to a subgenus. The type species is Tinea schrankella Hübner, 1805 (= Tinea locupletella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).
Species
Mompha achlyognoma Koster & Harrison, 1997 Mompha albapalpella (Chambers, 1875) Mompha albella (Chambers, 1875) Mompha annulata (Braun, 1923) Mompha argentimaculella (Murtfeldt, 1900) Mompha bicristatella (Chambers, 1879) Mompha bifasciella (Chambers, 1876) Mompha bottimeri Busck, 1940 - Bottimer's mompha moth Mompha bradleyi Riedl, 1965 Mompha brevivittella (Clemens, 1864) Mompha canicinctella (Clemens, 1863) Mompha capella Busck, 1940 Mompha cephalonthiella (Chambers, 1871) - buttonbush leafminer moth Mompha circumscriptella (Zeller, 1873) - circumscript mompha moth Mompha claudiella Kearfott, 1907 Mompha cleidarotrypa Koster & Harrison, 1997 Mompha coloradella (Chambers, 1877) Mompha communis (Braun, 1925) Mompha confusella Koster & Sinev, 1996 Mompha conturbatella (Hübner, 1819) - fireweed mompha moth Mompha deceptella (Braun, 1921) Mompha definitella (Zeller, 1873) Mompha difficilis (Braun, 1923) Mompha divisella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Mompha edithella (Barnes & Busck, 1920) Mompha eloisella (Clemens, 1860) - red-streaked mompha moth Mompha epilobiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mompha falclandica Wakeham-Dawson & Koster, 2013 Mompha franclemonti Hodges, 1992 Mompha glaucella Sinev, 1986 Mompha idaei (Zeller, 1839) Mompha ignotilisella (Chambers, 1875) Mompha jurassicella (Frey, 1881) Mompha lacteella (Stephens, 1834) Mompha langiella (Hübner, 1796) Mompha locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mompha luciferella (Clemens, 1860) Mompha meridionella Koster & Sinev, 2003 Mompha metallifera (Walsingham, 1882) Mompha millotella Viette, 1955 Mompha minimella (Chambers, 1880) Mompha miscella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mompha murtfeldtella (Chambers, 1875) Mompha nancyae Clarke, 1990 Mompha nuptialis Meyrick, 1922 Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839) Mompha passerella (Busck, 1909) Mompha pecosella Busck, 1907 Mompha powelli (Busck, 1909) Mompha propinquella (Stainton, 1851) Mompha purpuriella (Busck, 1909) Mompha raschkiella (Zeller, 1839) Mompha rufocristatella (Chambers, 1875) Mompha sexstrigella (Braun, 1921) Mompha solomoni D.L. Wagner, Adamski & R.L. Brown, 2004 Mompha stellella Busck, 1906 Mompha sturnipennella (Treitschke, 1833) Mompha subbistrigella (Haworth, 1828) Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) Mompha trithalama Meyrick, 1927 Mompha unifasciella (Chambers, 1876)
References
External links Lepiforum e.V.