Monopis longella
Monopis longella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It has been recorded from China, Korea India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia and Thailand[1] and is an introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from New York to central Florida and west to Michigan.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Monopis |
| Species: | M. longella |
| Binomial name | |
| Monopis longella (Walker, 1863) | |
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The larvae have been found tunnelling in the feathers and pupating just below the nest surface in a cylindrical cocoon of thin silk with adhering fragments of feathers.
Taxonomy
It has been placed as a synonym of Monopis monachella in the past.
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