Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858) is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858) (Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858))
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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.

Family
Genus
Monopis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858)

Monopis weaverella (Scott, 1858) is a species of moth that belongs to the Tineidae family. This species is distributed across most of Europe and North America. Adult moths of Monopis weaverella have a wingspan ranging from 13 to 18 millimeters. The adult flight period for this species runs from May through August. The larvae of Monopis weaverella act as scavengers, feeding on animal carcasses and faeces.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Tineidae › Monopis

More from Tineidae

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

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