Circumscript Mompha Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Circumscript Mompha Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Circumscript Mompha Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Circumscript Mompha Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/13/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Circumscript Mompha Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Circumscript Mompha Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2007).
Circumscript Mompha Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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A Circumscript Mompha Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2007).
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| Mompha circumscriptella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. circumscriptella
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| Binomial name | |
| Mompha circumscriptella (Zeller, 1873)
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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]
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]
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