Biology:Monopis spilotella

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Short description: Species of moth

Monopis spilotella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species:
M. spilotella
Binomial name
Monopis spilotella
(Tengström, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea spilotella Tengström, 1848
  • Tinea biflavimaculella Clemens, 1860
  • Monopis biflavimaculella
  • Monopis halospila Meyrick, 1919
  • Tinea insignisella Walker, 1863
  • Monopis isignisella

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,Ukraine , and Russia .[2] It is also found in North America.[3]

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).
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "300176.00 – 0421 – Monopis spilotella – Tengström, 1848". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=421. Retrieved May 9, 2019. 
  4. Swedish Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q11657744 entry