Seq # 170520040

Monopis laevigella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: March 19, 2024, 9:32 a.m.


An uncommon species throughout Belgium, more observed in the north of the country.


Details

Classification
Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Monopis > Species: Monopis laevigella
Vernacular names
Kijkgaatje (NL)
Synonyms
Monopis rusticella (Hübner, 1796)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 111 (as T.[inea] Rusticella. H.). view page
Status

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 early May till September.


Observed on

Substrates:
Nests of birds and Fur, horse-hair, refuse of animal origin

The larva feeds in a silken tunnel on a great variety of foodstuff of animal origin: like animal faeces, dead animals, owl pellets and sometimes also on various stored animal products.

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