| Moths of North Dakota |
Coleophoridae: Momphinae |
Mompha eloisella (Clemens 1860)
| Common name: listed here as ‘Primrose
mompha.’
Hodges #: 1443. Identification: Rfw 6.48 mm, fw with black basal and median costal spots; palpi white, 2nd segment brownish-black at base, 3rd segment with two black rings. Similar species: none known from ND. Distribution: southern Canada and eastern United States. Hosts: larvae feed on Oenothera spp.– evening primroses.
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ND, Richland Co., Iron pond, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands, 19- VI- 1993, Hg/ UV lt., coll. G. Fauske.
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