Monopis icterogastra
Wool moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Monopis |
Species: | M. icterogastra |
Binomial name | |
Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852) | |
Synonyms | |
Monopis icterogastra, the wool moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in most of Australia.
It is thought that the moths of this species lay live young caterpillars rather than eggs.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)". Australian Faunal Directory. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (7 February 2008). "Monopis icterogastra". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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