Monopis meliorella

Monopis meliorella, the blotched monopis moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It has been recorded from Australia (including Norfolk Island) and Hawaii.

Blotched monopis moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species:
M. meliorella
Binomial name
Monopis meliorella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tinea meliorella Walker, 1863
  • Tinea oecophoroides Walker, 1864
  • Blabophanes insularis Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Blabophanes meliorella

The larvae probably feed on animal fibre or refuse of plant origin.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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