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Yellow-backed clothes

Monopis obviella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The yellow-backed clothes (Monopis obviella) 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 yellow-backed 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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the yellow-backed clothes 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 yellow-backed clothes is listed for 1 country.

Austria
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Austria

Is the yellow-backed 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 yellow-backed clothes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTineidae
  6. genusMonopis
  7. SpeciesMonopis obviella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)

Synonyms Blabophanes ferruginella, Monopis ferruginella, Monopis obviella, Phalaena obviella, Tinea ferruginella, Tinea obviella, Tinea splendella, Tinea ustella

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • kirjoraatokoiFinnish
  • gullkantreirmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • Geel kijkgaatjeDutch
  • rostbomalSwedish
  • guldkantmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellow-backed clothes

Other species in the same genus Monopis.

Skin moth

Monopis laevigella

TineidaeNo free photo yet

CompareYellow-backed clothes vs Bird nest mothYellow-backed clothes vs Skin mothYellow-backed clothes vs White-blotched clothesYellow-backed clothes vs Felt clothes

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the yellow-backed clothes live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the yellow-backed clothes for 1 country: Austria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the yellow-backed clothes?

The yellow-backed clothes (Monopis obviella) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow-backed clothes (Monopis obviella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-backed-clothes

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_backed_clothes_2026,
  title = {Yellow-backed clothes (Monopis obviella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-backed-clothes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}