Subfamily Tineinae | Family Tineidae Scientific name Monopis Rank Genus | |
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Similar Tineidae, Butterflies and moths, Monopis obviella, Monopis monachella, Monopis crocicapitella | ||
Monopis is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the nominate subfamily, Tineinae.
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A typical feature of these moths is a semi-transparent pale spot near the middle of the forewings. There usually are contrasting white markings adjacent to it. Otherwise, the forewings are generally unpatterned and brown to blackish-grey in color.
Selected species
Species currently placed in Monopis include:
M. christophi is either a junior synonym of M. pallidella or the senior synonym of M. straminella. Also placed here by some authors is Reisserita barbarosi.
Synonyms
Junior synonyms of Monopis are:
References
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