TINEIDAE | Tineinae

12.041 Monopis monachella (Monk Moth)

​ws: 12-20mm (MBGBI2), fw: 6-10mm (Sterling & Parsons); May-Sep; RDB resident in coastal Suffolk and possibly Norfolk, rare migrant mainly to Kent.
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ID: Quite distinctive: white head and thorax and a large white costal patch in the apical half of the forewing, which partially obscures the hyaline spot characteristic of the genus.
  • Variation
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  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Westleton, Suffolk; 03/09/2020; male; fw 6.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/09/2020 (§1), dissection images added 05/10/2020