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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monopis crocicapitella, the pale-backed clothes moth, or the bird-nest moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. It was first described from the eastern United States.
| Monopis crocicapitella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Monopis |
| Species: | M. crocicapitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) | |
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In western Europe, adults are on wing from June to October.[3]
This species can easily be mistaken for Monopis obviella due to almost indistinguishable markings.[3]
The capability of this species to infest human dwellings is unknown.[4] Larvae of this species were found to not survive at 51% relative humidity, thriving at 93% relative humidity.[5]
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