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White-blotched clothes

Monopis monachella (Hübner, 1796)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The white-blotched clothes (Monopis monachella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the white-blotched clothes

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 white-blotched clothes live?

Not recorded

Is the white-blotched 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 white-blotched clothes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTineidae
  6. genusMonopis
  7. SpeciesMonopis monachella (Hübner, 1796)

Synonyms Alucita mediella, Monopis mediella, Monopis monochella, Tinea monachella

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • White-blotched clothes mothEnglish
  • mol hnízdovýCzech
  • rantaraatokoiFinnish
  • apácamolyHungarian
  • マエシロモンクロヒロズコガJapanese
  • 앞흰무늬좀나방Korean
  • Kraštadėmė monopisLithuanian
  • trapesreirmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZustermotDutch
  • Моль белополосаяRussian
  • moľa nečistotnáSlovak
  • munkbomalSwedish
  • kantfläckbomalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white-blotched clothes

Other species in the same genus Monopis.

Skin moth

Monopis laevigella

TineidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWhite-blotched clothes vs Bird nest mothWhite-blotched clothes vs Yellow-backed clothesWhite-blotched clothes vs Skin mothWhite-blotched clothes vs Felt clothes

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white-blotched clothes?

The white-blotched clothes (Monopis monachella) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-blotched clothes (Monopis monachella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-blotched-clothes

MLA

“White-blotched clothes (Monopis monachella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-blotched-clothes.

BibTeX
@misc{white_blotched_clothes_2026,
  title = {White-blotched clothes (Monopis monachella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-blotched-clothes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}