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Tineidae 300168 – 0415   Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)              Bird Nest Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 415 amandatella (Walker, 1863) (Tinea) cecconii Turati, 1919 (Monopis) dobrogica Georgesco, 1964 (Monopis) ferruginella of authors; (not Hübner, 1813) (Tinea) misappl. heringi (Richardson, 1893) (Blabophanes) hyalinella (Staudinger, 1870) (Tinea) lombardica (Hering, 1889) (Tinea) ptilophaga (Enderlein, 1908) (Blabophanes)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 258. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.28f; p. 48. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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