Monopis longella

Monopis longella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Monopis
Species:	M. longella
Binomial name
	Monopis longella; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Tinea longella Walker, 1863; Blabophanes longella; Monopis pseudagyrta Meyrick, 1919;

Monopis longella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It has been recorded from Thailand and India.

The larvae have been found tunnelling in the feathers and pupating just below the nest surface in a cylindrical cocoon of thin silk with adhering fragments of feathers.

Taxonomy

It has been placed as a synonym of Monopis monachella in the past.

External links

Some New and Interesting “Microlepidoptera” from the Collection of theZoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn(Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Epermeniidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae)

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