Skin moth
Monopis laevigella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The skin moth (Monopis laevigella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Austria.
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Quick facts about the skin moth
- 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the skin moth live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The skin moth is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the skin moth 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 skin moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusMonopis
- SpeciesMonopis laevigella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)
Synonyms Blabophanes rusticella, Monopis leavigella, Monopis rusticella, Phalaena laevigella, Recurvaria rustica, Tinea laevigella, Tinea rusticella, Tinea saturella, Tinea vestianella
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Gwyfyn CroenWelsh
- taljaraatokoiFinnish
- Húsvætti svartaFaroese
- HulladékmolyHungarian
- Raudongalvė monopisLithuanian
- hvitpunktreirmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- KijkgaatjeDutch
- moľa machováSlovak
- fällmalSwedish
- Gwyfynod CroenWelsh
- innebomalSwedish
Relatives of the skin moth
Other species in the same genus Monopis.
Bird nest moth
Monopis crocicapitella
Yellow-backed clothes
Monopis obviella
White-blotched clothes
Monopis monachella
Felt clothes
Monopis imella
Blotched monopis moth
Monopis meliorella
Carrion moth
Monopis weaverella
CompareSkin moth vs Bird nest mothSkin moth vs Yellow-backed clothesSkin moth vs White-blotched clothesSkin moth vs Felt clothes
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the skin moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the skin moth for 1 country: Austria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the skin moth?
The skin moth (Monopis laevigella) 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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