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

© Libby & Rick Avis
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • crocicapitella Clemens 1859 (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 0415
  • amandatella Walker 1863 (Tinea)
  • cecconii Turati 1919 (Monopis)
  • dobrogica Georgesco 1964 (Monopis)
  • ferruginella of authors not Hübner 1813 (Tinea)
  • heringi Richardson 1893 (Blabophanes)
  • hyalinella Staudinger 1870 (Tinea)
  • lombardica Hering 1889 (Tinea)
  • ptilophaga Enderlein 1908 (Blabophanes)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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
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    Monopis crocicapitella
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    Monopis crocicapitella
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