Tineidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineidae
Monopis dorsistrigella (Clemens, 1859)

Monopis dorsistrigella (Clemens, 1859)

Monopis dorsistrigella (Clemens, 1859)

Monopis dorsistrigella, the skunkback monopi, is a clothes moth species in the Tineidae family with MONA Hodges number 0416.

Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858)

Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858)

Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858)

Monopis weaverella is a tineid moth found across most of Europe and North America, with larvae that scavenge animal carcasses and faeces.

Monopis argillacea (Meyrick, 1893)

Monopis argillacea (Meyrick, 1893)

Monopis argillacea (Meyrick, 1893)

Monopis argillacea is a Tineidae moth described in 1893, found in Australia and New Zealand.

Monopis ethelella (Newman, 1856)

Monopis ethelella (Newman, 1856)

Monopis ethelella (Newman, 1856)

Monopis ethelella is a Tineidae moth described in 1856, found in Australia and New Zealand.

Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)

Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)

Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)

Monopis icterogastra, the wool moth, is a tineid moth found across most of Australia that may lay live caterpillars instead of eggs.

Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)

Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)

Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)

Monopis obviella is a small moth species found across the western Palearctic, whose larvae feed on detritus.

Monopis meliorella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis meliorella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis meliorella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis meliorella, the blotched monopis moth, is a tineid moth found in Australia and Hawaii.

Monopis longella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis longella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis longella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis longella is a Tineidae moth species native to multiple Asian regions, introduced to parts of North America.

Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)

Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)

Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)

Ceratophaga vastellus, the horn moth, is an Afrotropical tineid moth whose larvae feed on keratin from dead ungulate horns.

Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Niditinea fuscella, the brown-dotted clothes moth, is a small widespread tineid moth rarely a clothing pest, whose caterpillars feed on dry remains.

Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)

Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)

Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)

Tineola bisselliella, the common clothes moth, is a small moth whose larvae damage clothing and natural fibers.

Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758

Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758

Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758

Tinea pellionella is a small moth whose keratin-eating larvae often become pests of fibrous textiles and furs.

Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794

Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794

Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794

Tinea trinotella is a small moth common across much of the western Palearctic whose caterpillars live in portable silk cases in bird nests.

Tinea apicimaculella Chambers, 1875

Tinea apicimaculella Chambers, 1875

Tinea apicimaculella Chambers, 1875

Tinea apicimaculella is a Tineidae moth species found in multiple locations across North America.

Tinea occidentella Chambers, 1880

Tinea occidentella Chambers, 1880

Tinea occidentella Chambers, 1880

Tinea occidentella is a humidity-restricted Pacific coastal moth whose larvae feed on keratin in carnivore scat and raptor pellets.

Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828

Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828

Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828

Tinea semifulvella is a small widespread fungus moth of western Palearctic, whose caterpillars rarely act as fabric pests.

Tinea pallescentella Stainton, 1851

Tinea pallescentella Stainton, 1851

Tinea pallescentella Stainton, 1851

Tinea pallescentella, the large pale clothes moth, is a widespread keratin-eating tineid moth found across multiple continents.

Phereoeca uterella (Walsingham, 1897)

Phereoeca uterella (Walsingham, 1897)

Phereoeca uterella (Walsingham, 1897)

Phereoeca uterella is a moth species whose silk-feeding larvae can become household pests.

Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trichophaga tapetzella, the tapestry moth, is a widespread tineid moth whose larvae damage household animal-based fabrics.

Acrolophus popeanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus popeanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus popeanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus popeanella is a moth found in eastern US whose larvae feed on red clover roots.

Acrolophus arcanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus arcanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus arcanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus arcanella, the grass tubeworm moth, is an Acrolophidae moth found in eastern North America with a ~25 mm wingspan.

Acrolophus plumifrontella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus plumifrontella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus plumifrontella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus plumifrontella, the eastern grass-tubeworm moth, is an Acrolophidae moth found in North America with a 28 mm wingspan.

Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878

Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878

Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878

Acrolophus texanella is a 20 mm wingspan Acrolophidae moth found from Maryland to Florida and Texas.

Acrolophus panamae Busck, 1914

Acrolophus panamae Busck, 1914

Acrolophus panamae Busck, 1914

Acrolophus panamae, the Panama grass tubeworm moth, is a small North American Acrolophidae moth described in 1914.

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