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Mompha jurassicella
Checklist Number40.006 [B&F: 0890]
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Nationally scarce (Na) on waste ground and in dry open areas in south-eastern England, north to Yorkshire. In Hampshire very frequent in a few locations near Fareham but elsewhere only known from a single specimen in 2022 at Sway, New Forest, and on the Hampshire/Surrey border at Blackwater in 2023. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-14 mm. Most likely to be confused with M. bradleyi and M. divisella, but forewing a more uniform brownish grey colour. Larva mines stems of Great Willowherb, forming galls.
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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)