Monopis crocicapitella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
MOTH INFO
Monopis crocicapitella is a moth of the family Tineidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1860)
Tinea crocicapitella (Clemens, 1860)
Tinea amandatella (Walker, 1863)
Tinea hyalinella (Staudinger, 1870)
Blabophanes lombardica (Hering, 1889)
Blabophanes heringi (Richardson, 1893)
Blabophanes ptilophaga (Enderlein, 1909)
Amydria prometopias (Gyen, 1913)
Monopis cecconii (Turati, 1919)
Monopis dobrogica (Georgescu, 1964)
Common name
Pale-backed Clothes Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Tineoidea > Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Monopis
Wingspan
10-16 mm
Habitat
Stream banks, warehouses.
Food plant
Τhe larvae feed on dried vegetable refuse and animal excrement.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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