Momphidae | |
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Mompha idaei | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Suborder: | Glossata |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
(unranked): | Ditrysia |
Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
Family: |
Momphidae Herrich Schaffer, 1857 |
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Momphidae (mompha moths) is a family of moths with some 115 described species. These tend to be rather small moths with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are held folded over the body at rest. The larvae are concealed feeders, either as leaf miners or within seeds or stems.