Wool moth
Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The wool moth (Monopis icterogastra) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the wool 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
- Not recorded
Where does the wool moth live?
Not recorded
Is the wool 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 wool moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusMonopis
- SpeciesMonopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms Blabophanes icterogastra, Tinea adjunctella, Tinea nivibractella, Tinea vivipara
Relatives of the wool moth
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
Felt clothes
Monopis imella
Blotched monopis moth
Monopis meliorella
CompareWool moth vs Bird nest mothWool moth vs Yellow-backed clothesWool moth vs Skin mothWool moth vs White-blotched clothes
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the wool moth?
The wool moth (Monopis icterogastra) 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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