12.040 Monopis imella (Coastal Detritus Moth)
ws: 11-14mm (MBGBI2), fw: 5-7mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Sep; NS-B local in scattered areas throughout UK, most common near the sea.
Monopis imella §1 male
ID: Head whitish to ochreous-yellow; forewing dark fuscous with scattered pale ochreous scales mostly in apical region, a small obscure central hyaline spot, a narrow yellowish line along costa and ochreous cilia at tornus.
§1 Portland, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 4.8mm
§2 Portland, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 4.8mm
§3 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; male; fw 4.0mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 01/06/2019; female; fw 7.1mm
§5 Portland, Dorset; 29/08/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Portland, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 4.8mm
§3 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; male; fw 4.0mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 01/06/2019; female; fw 7.1mm
§5 Portland, Dorset; 29/08/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/09/2018 | Dissection images added 07/02/2019 (§1&2) | §3 added 17/12/2019 | §4 added 13/02/2020 | §5 added 28/12/2023
