Seq # 170520060

Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: March 19, 2024, 9:46 a.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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 10–12mm. Stripes on the posterior margins of the forewings and forehead golden yellow, shiny. Basic colouring of the forewings does not vary much, mostly quite dark brown.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


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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