Monopis spilotella (Tengström, 1848) is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Monopis spilotella (Tengström, 1848)

Monopis spilotella (Tengström, 1848)

Monopis spilotella is a Tineidae moth species found across parts of Eurasia and North America, with a 10–19 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Monopis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Monopis spilotella (Tengström, 1848)

Monopis spilotella is a species of moth belonging to the family Tineidae. This species was first described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1848. Its known distribution includes Scandinavia, Denmark, the Baltic region, Ukraine, Russia, and North America. The wingspan of adult individuals ranges from 10 to 19 millimeters, and adults can be seen in flight from May through September.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineidae Monopis

More from Tineidae

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

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