#monopis

[moth-identification]

Please help me identify these moth pics I got last year in Kolkata.

1st one: i cant tell the specific species due to bad image quality but it seems to be of genus Monopis!!

2nd one: this is a crimson-speckled footman moth [Uthetheisa pulchella] of family Erebidae

3rd one: this is a clouded tiger moth [Creatonotos transiens] of family Erebidae

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#2260 - Monopis crocicapitella - Bird Nest Moth

AKA Pale-backed Clothes Moth, Tinea crocicapitella, Tinea amandatella, Tinea hyalinella, Monopis cecconii, Monopis dobrogica, Blabophanes heringi, Blabophanes lombardica, Blabophanes ptilophaga, and Amydria prometopias.

Originally described from the US, but found worldwide, where it is a notorious pest of textiles, but also eats a wide range of other plant and animal material including, flour, carpet, bird nests, dead rats, guano, and dried corn.

Taupo, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

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#533 - Blotched Monopis

Monopis meliorella - a Tineid I've seen around my porch and rescued from the pool a couple of times. They're found across most of Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Hawaii.

The caterpillars live in a silk case, and eat hair, feathers, and animal droppings.

This particular species has a narrow golden band along the edge of the wings, but many Monopis are blotched with white, and have a translucent spot in the middle of the wings.