Monopis icterogastra

Wool moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Monopis
Species:	M. icterogastra
Binomial name
	Monopis icterogastra; (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
	Blabophanes icterogastra; Zeller, 1852; Tinea vivipara; Scott, 1863; Tinea adjunctella; Walker, 1864; Tinea nivibractella; Walker, 1869;

Last updated October 02, 2025

Monopis icterogastra, the wool moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in most of Australia.

It is thought that the moths of this species lay live young caterpillars rather than eggs.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)". Australian Faunal Directory. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (7 February 2008). "Monopis icterogastra". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 11 February 2009.

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[afd-1] 1 2 3 4 "Monopis icterogastra (Zeller, 1852)". Australian Faunal Directory. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.

[2] Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (7 February 2008). "Monopis icterogastra". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 11 February 2009.

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