Monopis longella (Walker, 1863) is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Monopis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Monopis longella (Walker, 1863)

Monopis longella is a moth species that belongs to the family Tineidae. This species has been recorded in China, Korea, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia and Thailand. It is an introduced species in North America, where it has been documented from New York to central Florida, and extending west to Michigan.

Photo: (c) Michael King, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael King

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineidae Monopis

More from Tineidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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