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Red-streaked Mompha
Mompha eloisella (Clemens, 1860)
Family: Momphidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Similar to Mompha circumscriptella, but larger. Look for one basal and two am. Black dots on forewing. Yellowish brown V-shaped lines fill st. and terminal areas, parallelling pointed apex and blackish point formed by fringe. Hindwing gray with broad fringe.
Wing Span: 0.8-1.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Stems of evening-primroses.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Common throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR: Not listed
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Mompha eliosella
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 109 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 24, 2025
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 26, 2025
Observation date: Aug 27, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 29, 2024
Observation date: Jun 02, 2024
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2024
Observation date: May 23, 2024
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: May 23, 2024
Observation date: Jun 25, 2023
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2023
Observation date: Jul 06, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 07, 2023
Observation date: Jul 05, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 30, 2023
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 05, 2023
Observation date: Jun 23, 2023
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 25, 2023
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 22, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2022
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2021
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Sep 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: ReginaS
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 07, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
Observation date: May 25, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: May 24, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 26, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
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