Felt clothes
Monopis imella (Hübner, 1813)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The felt clothes (Monopis imella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the felt clothes
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the felt clothes live?
Not recorded
Is the felt clothes endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the felt clothes classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusMonopis
- SpeciesMonopis imella (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms Blabophanes imella, Monopis meleodes, Monopis nitidella, Tinea imella
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Felt clothes mothEnglish
- rättiraatokoiFinnish
- szarurágó ablakosmolyHungarian
- Pilkoji pūkagalvė monopisLithuanian
- Egaal kijkgaatjeDutch
- Моль сераяRussian
- moľa siváSlovak
- prickbomalSwedish
- rostkantbomalSwedish
Relatives of the felt clothes
Other species in the same genus Monopis.
Bird nest moth
Monopis crocicapitella
Yellow-backed clothes
Monopis obviella
Skin moth
Monopis laevigella
White-blotched clothes
Monopis monachella
Blotched monopis moth
Monopis meliorella
Carrion moth
Monopis weaverella
CompareFelt clothes vs Bird nest mothFelt clothes vs Yellow-backed clothesFelt clothes vs Skin mothFelt clothes vs White-blotched clothes
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the felt clothes?
The felt clothes (Monopis imella) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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