Bradley No. 880 Bradley No. 883 Bradley No. 884 Bradley No. 886  
  Mompha langiella Mompha raschkiella Mompha miscella Mompha ochraceella  
  Bradley No. 888 Bradley No. 889 Bradley No. 889a Bradley No. 892  
  Mompha propinquella Mompha divisella Mompha bradleyi Mompha subbistrigella  
  Bradley No. 893        
  Mompha epilobiella        
           
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Momphidae

Mainly small, but colourful species, often with raised tufts of scales on the dorsal area of the forewing.

The larvae either mine leaves or form a gall in the stem of the foodplant. Most (but not all) species feed on willowherbs Epilobium spp.