Monopis spilotella

Monopis spilotella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1848. It is found in Scandinavia, Denmark, the Baltic region and Ukraine and Russia.[2] It is also found in North America.[3]

Monopis spilotella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Monopis
Species:
M. spilotella
Binomial name
Monopis spilotella
Synonyms
  • Tinea spilotella Tengström, 1848
  • Tinea biflavimaculella Clemens, 1860
  • Monopis biflavimaculella
  • Monopis halospila Meyrick, 1919
  • Tinea insignisella Walker, 1863
  • Monopis isignisella

The wingspan is 10–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.[4]

References
  1. Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "300176.00 – 0421 – Monopis spilotella – Tengström, 1848". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. Swedish Moths


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