Monopis pavlovskii

Monopis pavlovskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species: M. pavlovskii
Binomial name
Monopis pavlovskii
Zagulajev, 1955
Synonyms
  • Monopis pavlovski

Monopis pavlovskii, Pavlovski's monopis moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in China, Russia, Japan and Korea and is an introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from New York to central Florida and west to Michigan.[1]

The larvae probably feed on detritus.[2]

References

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