Monopis crocicapitella explained

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.

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

• Petersen, G., 1957: Die Genitalien der paläarktischen Tineiden (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 7 (1/2): 55-176.
• Pelham-Clinton E.C., 1985.Tineidae. In: The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Heath J & Emmet AM, eds) 2: 152-207.

External links

• UKMoths
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Book: Zimmerman, Elwood C. . Elwood Zimmerman

. Elwood Zimmerman . 1978 . Insects of Hawaii . 9 Microlepidoptera . The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 10125/7338 .

• Web site: Taxonomy Browser: Monopis crocicapitella . Barcode of Life Data System . July 21, 2018.
• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monopis crocicapitella (Pale-backed Clothes Moth) - Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk. . Norfolk Moths. 22 April 2018.
2. Reinhard Gaedike, 2019 Tineidae II : Myrmecozelinae, Perissomasticinae, Tineinae, Hieroxestinae, Teichobiinae and Stathmopolitinae Microlepidoptera of Europe, vol. 9. Leiden : Brill
3. Web site: Monopis crocicapitella UKmoths . 2024-09-25 . www.ukmoths.org.uk . en.
4. Web site: 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 . 10.1080/00779962.1995.9722006 . Taylor & Francis Online.