Monopis icterogastra

Wool moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species: M. icterogastra
Binomial name
Monopis icterogastra
(Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Blabophanes icterogastra
    Zeller, 1852[1]
  • Tinea vivipara
    Scott, 1863[1]
  • Tinea adjunctella
    Walker, 1864[1]
  • Tinea nivibractella
    Walker, 1869[1]

Monopis icterogastra, the wool moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in most of Australia.

It is thought that the moths of this species lay live young caterpillars rather than eggs. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)". Australian Faunal Directory. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  2. ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (7 February 2008). "Monopis icterogastra". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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