Monopis crocicapitella

Monopis crocicapitella
Male genitalia of Monopis crocicapitella see the image description for characters separating M. crocicapitella from Monopis obviella.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Monopis
Species:	M. crocicapitella
Binomial name
Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
Tinea crocicapitella Clemens, 1859 Tinea amandatella Walker, 1863 Monopis cecconii Turati, 1919 Monopis dobrogica Georgesco, 1964 Blabophanes heringi Richardson, 1893 Tinea hyalinella Staudinger, 1870 Blabophanes lombardica Hering, 1889 Amydria prometopias Gyen, 1913 Blabophanes ptilophaga Enderlein, 1909

Monopis crocicapitella is a moth of the Tineidae family. It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. It was first described from the eastern United States.

The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The ground colour of the hindwing is whitish grey. In western Europe, adults are on wing from June to October.

The larvae feed on dried animal and vegetable refuse. They have been found in debris, in a dead rat, textile and pigeon guano, as well as bird's nests, stored products of vegetable origin (like flour, corn and felt).

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