Monopis crocicapitella
| Monopis crocicapitella | |
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| Male genitalia of Monopis crocicapitella see the image description for characters separating M. crocicapitella from Monopis obviella. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Monopis |
| Species: | M. crocicapitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) | |
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Monopis crocicapitella is a moth of the Tineidae family. It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. It was first described from the eastern United States.
The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The ground colour of the hindwing is whitish grey. In western Europe, adults are on wing from June to October.
The larvae feed on dried animal and vegetable refuse. They have been found in debris, in a dead rat, textile and pigeon guano, as well as bird's nests, stored products of vegetable origin (like flour, corn and felt).
References
- PETERSEN, G., 1957: Die Genitalien der paläarktischen Tineiden (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 7 (1/2): 55-176.
External links
- Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- UKmoths
- Images representing Monopis crocicapitella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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