Mompha

Mompha
Mompha idaei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Hübner, 1825
Type species
Tinea conturbatella
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Lauerna Curtis, 1839
  • Wilsonia Clemens, 1864
  • Leucophryne Chambers, 1875

Mompha is a genus of moth in the Momphidae family. It has four subgenera.

Subgenus Anybia

The genus Anybia was described by 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 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 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

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