Monopis icterogastra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Monopis |
Species: | M. icterogastra |
Binomial name | |
Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852) |
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Synonyms | |
The Wool Moth (Monopis icterogastra) is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in most of Australia.
It is thought that the moths of this species lay live young caterpillars rather than eggs. [2]