Yellow-backed/Pale-backed Clothes Moth - Monopis obviella/crocicapitella

BF
0229-30
ABH
12.038-39
Type
Micro moth
Status
Common
Family Name
Tineidae
Sub Family Name
Tineinae
Forewing
5-6/5-8mm
Flight Times
May-Oct
Foodplants
Woollen materials in outbuildings/Flour, oats, other seeds and woollen refuse
Comments
Crocicapitella is larger than obviella with pale yellow, not ochreous dorsal streak on forewing and pale grey hindwing not dark fuscous as in M. obviella.
Top
Top with ruler
Alternate view
Left profile - 1
Left profile - 2
Right profile - 1
Right profile - 2
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Stats

First seen
Last seen
Most seen
Seen 3 times on
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Total caught: 56
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 3 4 1
2022 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 2 2 0 0
2023 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 5 1 0 0
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 6 6 12 4 14 8 5 1