Monopis spilotella

Monopis spilotella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1848. It is found in Scandinavia, Denmark, the Baltic region, Ukraine, and Russia.^[2] It is also found in North America.^[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Tineidae

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Monopis spilotella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Monopis
Species:	M. spilotella
Binomial name
Monopis spilotella (Tengström, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea spilotella Tengström, 1848 Tinea biflavimaculella Clemens, 1860 Monopis biflavimaculella Monopis halospila Meyrick, 1919 Tinea insignisella Walker, 1863 Monopis isignisella

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The wingspan is 10–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.^[4]