Mompha trithalama
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| Mompha trithalama | |
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| File:Mompha trithalama - December 2023.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. trithalama
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| Binomial name | |
| Mompha trithalama Meyrick, 1927
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Mompha trithalama is a moth of the family Momphidae. It is native to Brazil, Peru and Trinidad, but was introduced to Hawaii for biological control of Clidemia hirta.
The larvae feed on Melastomataceae species, including Clidemia hirta.
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