Monopis longella (Walker, 1863)
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Synonyms
Hodges #0418.1  Monopis pavlovskii 

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52 Records

Description

This species "differs from our native M. monachella in having a brown patch within the white patch along the costa. In M. monachella, the white reaches the costa for the whole distal portion of the wing". (Paul Dennehy/BugGuide)

Relationships

Larvae feed on animal hair and feathers, usually live in bird nests. (BugGuide)

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Monopis longella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species:
M. longella
Binomial name
Monopis longella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tinea longella Walker, 1863
  • Blabophanes longella
  • Monopis pseudagyrta Meyrick, 1919
  • Monopis pavlovskii Zagulajev, 1955

Monopis longella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It has been recorded from China, Korea India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia and Thailand[1] and is an introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from New York to central Florida and west to Michigan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Dong-June; Ju, Young-Don; Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal; Park, Bo-Sun; Na, Sol-Moon; Kim, Jae-Won; Lee, Bong-Woo; Bae, Yang-Seop (2016). "First report on two species of genus Monopis (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) collected by feather trap in Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 9 (2): 215–218. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2016.02.007.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
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