Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852) is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
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 icterogastra, commonly known as the wool moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Tineidae. This species is distributed across most regions of Australia. It is hypothesized that adult moths of this species give birth to live young caterpillars instead of laying eggs.
Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Acrolophus simulatus Walsingham, 1882
Moerarchis inconcisella (Walker, 1863)
Tinea apicimaculella Chambers, 1875
Nemapogon multistriatella (Dietz, 1905)
Monopis meliorella (Walker, 1863)
Acrolophus arcanella Clemens, 1859
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
Identify Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852) instantly — even offline
iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.
Download iNature — FreeDownload iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
