Photo © Charly Streets

Mompha locupletella

Checklist Number
40.013 [B&F: 0882]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Momphidae
Subfamily:Momphinae
Genus:Mompha
Species:locupletella
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Local in damp areas throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight scarce and barely annual in scattered localities, mostly in south-east Hampshire. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Could be confused with M. terminella, but larger and brighter, and with cilia unicolorous. Larva mines leaves of various species of Willowherb.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Alverstone (SZ58)1900-W FassnidgeAdult
Appleford (SZ58)01/08/1935-S WakelyAdult
Appleford (SZ58)1939-S WakelyLarval
Freshwater (SZ38)1946-S WakelyLarval
Cranmore (SZ38)14/06/1969oneE C Pelham-ClintonAdult
Apes Down (SZ48)06/06/1978twoRichard J DicksonAdult
Wolverton Marsh (SZ48)05/08/2000oneDavid BiggsAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51)12/08/1972oneDavid AppletonAdult
Catisfield (SU50)08/08/1975oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Marwell (SU52)27/05/1976oneDavid AppletonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)30/05/1976oneDavid AppletonAdult
Emer Bog NR (SU32)05/05/1986oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingLarval
Havant Thicket (SU71)17/04/1987twoJ R Langmaid, P H, M J SterlingLarval
Havant Thicket (SU71)02/04/1995oneJ R Langmaid, M S ParsonsLarval
Wickham Common (SU51)05/06/2001oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Swanwick HWT NR (SU51)14/08/2002oneDavid AppletonAdult
Swanwick HWT NR (SU51)22/05/2003twoDavid AppletonAdult
Swanwick HWT NR (SU51)23/05/2003twoDavid AppletonAdult
Titchfield Common (SU50)16/06/2003oneDavid AppletonAdult
Botley Wood (SU51)26/08/2004oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Emer Bog NR (SU32)25/04/2007-Brian ElliottLarval
West Walk (SU61)16/05/2008oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Botley Wood (SU50)27/06/2009oneKeith WheelerAdult
West Walk (SU61)23/08/2016oneMaurice OpieAdult
Romsey (SU32)22/09/2020oneNigel R JonesAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Pamber Forest (SU66)29/05/1974twoDavid AppletonAdult
Fleet (SU75)26/06/2003-Rob EdmundsLarval
Greywell Fen (SU75)17/06/2016-Phil BuddAdult