UKMoths Mompha propinquella - Distribution map
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Mompha propinquella
(Stainton, 1851)
Wingspan 12 mm.
In common with most of the Momphidae, the adults of this species are brightly-coloured, with raised scale-tufts.
The moths fly at night between June and August, and come to light.
The larval foodplants are various willowherbs (Epilobium), and the species spends the winter as a larva.
It occurs in suitable habitat throughout most of Britain.
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