Momphidae

Cock, Matthew J. W., 2017, A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2017 (585), pp. 1-58 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5169300
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FD6AA26F-0681-49CC-8728-21B768413167
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C7BD29-DF39-A971-13D3-737EFC5FFDF0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Momphidae
status

Treatment

Family Momphidae View in CoL

Mompha trithalama Meyrick, 1922

Mompha trithalama Meyrick View in CoL : Julien and Griffiths (1998), Conant (2000), Conant (2009), Conant et al. (2013), Winston et al. (2014)

Julien and Griffiths (1998) and Winston et al. (2014) record this species as introduced into Hawaii from ‘ Trinidad and Tobago’, for the biological control of Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) . Conant (2000, 2009) and Conant et al. (2013) confirm that Tobago was a source.