Bug FAQWhite-based Mompha
Mompha albocapitella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Momphidae
Source: Wikipedia
The adult has a wingspan of about 10 mm. It occurs across many U.S. states in North America. The caterpillars feed on the reproductive parts of evening-primrose (Oenothera) species.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The adult’s wingspan is roughly 10 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae consume the reproductive tissue of Oenothera plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is recorded from numerous states across the United States, including Alabama, California, Florida, and others.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado, Nebraska, Louisiana, New Mexico.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants do the larvae feed on?
The larvae eat the reproductive parts of Oenothera (evening-primrose) species.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Momphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mompha_murtfeldtella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.