- Mompha terminella
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Mompha terminella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Momphidae Genus: Mompha Species: M. terminella Binomial name Mompha terminella
(Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)Synonyms - Glyphipteryx terminella Humphreys & Westwood, 1845
- Psacaphora terminella
- Psacaphora chrysargyrella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
- Mompha engelella Busck, 1906
- Elachista patriciella Stainton, 1849
Mompha terminella is a moth in the Momphidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula and from Ireland to Romania.[1] It is also found in North America.[2][3]
A leaf of Circaea lutetiana mined by larva
LarvaThe wingspan is 8-10 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[5]
The larvae feed on Circaea alpina and Circaea lutetiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a long, narrow, full depth, strongly spiralled corridor. The frass is initially deposited in fine grains, but later in a central line. The larva leaves the mine to start elsewhere, either as a continuation of the existing corridor or in a new leaf. This new mine starts as a narrow corridor but soon widens into a large blotch. The frass is deposited in a broad band. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Larvae can be found from mid August to mid September. They are whitish with a light brown head.[6]
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