Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 12:13 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Monopis > Species: Monopis obviella
- Vernacular names
- Geel kijkgaatje (NL), Schafwollmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Monopis ferruginella (Hübner, 1813), nec (Thunberg, 1788)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as Tinea ferruginella. H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–12 mm. Stripes on the posterior margins of the forewings and forehead are golden yellow and shiny. The basic coloring of the forewings does not vary much, mostly quite dark brown.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Bionomics
The larvae construct tough cases with woollen material.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two hard to separate generations from May till October.
Indoors, the species can develop continuously in heated rooms.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Nests of birds and Fur, horse-hair, refuse of animal origin
The larva lives on animal and plant refuse, preferring woollen material.
The adults come to light.
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