Monopis meliorella

Blotched monopis moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species: M. meliorella
Binomial name
Monopis meliorella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tinea meliorella Walker, 1863
  • Tinea oecophoroides Walker, 1864
  • Blabophanes insularis Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Blabophanes meliorella

Monopis meliorella (blotched monopis moth) is a moth of the Tineidae family. It has been recorded from Australia (including Norfolk Island), New Zealand and Hawaii.

The larvae probably feed on animal fibre or refuse of plant origin.

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