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) | |
Synonyms | |
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Monopis crocicapitella, the pale-backed clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. It was first described from the eastern United States. It is particularly destructive of fabric and clothes, and found to have increased dramatically in south-west England in 2018.[2]
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, pigeon guano, bird's nests, and stored products of vegetable origin such as flour, corn and felt. They feed on textiles, as the species' common name implies, and are particularly destructive.[2]
References
- ↑ "Monopis crocicapitella (Pale-backed Clothes Moth) - Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- 1 2 Maev Kennedy (22 April 2018). "How to avoid clothes moths: live in the east Midlands". The Observer. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Petersen, G., 1957: Die Genitalien der paläarktischen Tineiden (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 7 (1/2): 55-176.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Monopis crocicapitella |
- UKMoths
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
- "Taxonomy Browser: Monopis crocicapitella". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- Lepiforum.de