Tineidae : Tineinae
Monopis crocicapitella
MONOPIS crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
Monopis crocicapitella
MONOPIS crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Pale-backed Clothes Moth : Birds's nest Moth
Wingspan: 10-16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Balearic Is.,Cyprus,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,
Norway,Poland,Sardinia,Slovenia & Sweden) : Cosmopolitan pest found in N America,Australia & N Africa
UK Distribution: Restricted to southern half of England although found anywhere where dry food is stored. ie docks or warehouses
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coastal Scrub : Cliffs : Gardens : Unheated Buildings - ie caravan : Maritime habitats
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a flattened cocoon of sand and fine debris
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Very similar to M.oviella but with an ochreous dorsal streak as opposed to the similar species where it is pale yellow.The white speckling adjacent to costa is very limited with the similar species also the hindwing is dark fuscous whereas with this moth it is pale grey.
The discal spot is translucent although usually appears to be white.
the moth is locally abundant in areas where dry vegetable matter like flour,natural fibres such as woolens are stored as well as caged birds like pigeons or chicken and bat roosts.
Wingspan: 10-16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Balearic Is.,Cyprus,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,
Norway,Poland,Sardinia,Slovenia & Sweden) : Cosmopolitan pest found in N America,Australia & N Africa
UK Distribution: Restricted to southern half of England although found anywhere where dry food is stored. ie docks or warehouses
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
- Tinea rusticella Hübner, 1796
- Not Specified
Habitat: Coastal Scrub : Cliffs : Gardens : Unheated Buildings - ie caravan : Maritime habitats
Similar Species -
- Monopis obviella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Pupa: Pupates in a flattened cocoon of sand and fine debris
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Very similar to M.oviella but with an ochreous dorsal streak as opposed to the similar species where it is pale yellow.The white speckling adjacent to costa is very limited with the similar species also the hindwing is dark fuscous whereas with this moth it is pale grey.
The discal spot is translucent although usually appears to be white.
the moth is locally abundant in areas where dry vegetable matter like flour,natural fibres such as woolens are stored as well as caged birds like pigeons or chicken and bat roosts.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
The larva is Detritophagous feeding on detritus from bird's nests and dry vegetables matter as well as feeding on LIchens
The larva is Detritophagous feeding on detritus from bird's nests and dry vegetables matter as well as feeding on LIchens
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineoidea Tineidae Tineinae MONOPIS Hübner 1825 Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) - Tinea rusticella Hübner, 1796 - TINEA crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) = Tinea hyalinella (Staudinger, 1870) = Blabophanes lombardica (Hering, 1889) = Blabophanes heringi (Richardson, 1893) = 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 Hübner 1825 = Blabophanes Zeller 1852 - Clemens, B. 1859: Contributions to American entomology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1859: v.11 : Title Page : p.256-262 (go to page 258) - Not Specified |