Mompha circumscriptella
Species of moth
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Mompha circumscriptella, the circumscript mompha moth, is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. circumscriptella |
| Binomial name | |
| Mompha circumscriptella (Zeller, 1873) | |
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The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in).[2]
The larvae feed on Oenothera species. They bore into the fruit of the host plant. Pupation takes place inside the fruit.[3]
