Monopis crocicapitella

Monopis crocicapitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Monopis
Species:	M. crocicapitella
Binomial name
	Monopis crocicapitella; (Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
	Tinea crocicapitella Clemens, 1859; Tinea amandatella Walker, 1863; Monopis cecconii Turati, 1919; Monopis dobrogica Georgesco, 1964; Blabophanes heringi Richardson, 1893; Tinea hyalinella Staudinger, 1870; Blabophanes lombardica Hering, 1889; Amydria prometopias Gyen, 1913; Blabophanes ptilophaga Enderlein, 1909;

Monopis crocicapitella, the pale-backed clothes moth, or the bird-nest 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.

The wingspan is 10–16 mm.^[2]

In western Europe, adults are on wing from June to October.^[3]

This species can easily be mistaken for Monopis obviella due to almost indistinguishable markings.^[3]

The capability of this species to infest human dwellings is unknown.^[4] Larvae of this species were found to not survive at 51% relative humidity, thriving at 93% relative humidity.^[5]

References

^ "Monopis crocicapitella (Pale-backed Clothes Moth) - Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ Reinhard Gaedike, 2019 Tineidae II : Myrmecozelinae, Perissomasticinae, Tineinae, Hieroxestinae, Teichobiinae and Stathmopolitinae Microlepidoptera of Europe, vol. 9. Leiden : Brill
^ ^a ^b "Monopis crocicapitella | UKmoths". www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
^ "Understanding Clothes Moth Infestations". English Heritage.
^ Gerard, P.J. (1995). "An infestation of Monopis crocicapitella Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in wool carpet". New Zealand Entomologist. 18 (1): 55–61. doi:10.1080/00779962.1995.9722006 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

Petersen, G., 1957: Die Genitalien der paläarktischen Tineiden (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 7 (1/2): 55-176.

External links

UKMoths
Lepidoptera of Belgium
Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
"Taxonomy Browser: Monopis crocicapitella". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
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[1] "Monopis crocicapitella (Pale-backed Clothes Moth) - Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[2] Reinhard Gaedike, 2019 Tineidae II : Myrmecozelinae, Perissomasticinae, Tineinae, Hieroxestinae, Teichobiinae and Stathmopolitinae Microlepidoptera of Europe, vol. 9. Leiden : Brill

[:0-3] "Monopis crocicapitella | UKmoths". www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.

[4] "Understanding Clothes Moth Infestations". English Heritage.

[5] Gerard, P.J. (1995). "An infestation of Monopis crocicapitella Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in wool carpet". New Zealand Entomologist. 18 (1): 55–61. doi:10.1080/00779962.1995.9722006 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

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