Monopis imella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: March 19, 2024, 9:28 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Monopis > Species: Monopis imella
- Vernacular names
- Egaal kijkgaatje (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1859b. Supplément au catalogue des lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 3: 133–142. On page 135 (as Tinea imella, H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults become active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late May till late September in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Nests of birds and Fur, horse-hair, refuse of animal origin
The larva lives on a great variety of foodstuff of animal origin like: animal faeces, wool, dead animals, hair etc... Also recorded in birds' nests.
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