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Pale-backed clothes moth

Monopis crocicapitella

80Records since 2000
JunePeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May12
Jun16
Jul13
Aug11
Sep11
Oct12
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England2
2Essex England2
3Sefton England2
4Thurrock England2
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland2
6Suffolk England1
7Kent England1
8Surrey England1
9East Riding of Yorkshire England1
10Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
11Brighton and Hove England1
12Kingston upon Hull, City of England1
75 England4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
80
Peak month
June
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Monopis crocicapitella
Group
Butterflies and moths
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tineidae
Genus
Monopis
Name with authority
Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859)
Described
1859

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q6901831 · GBIF 1857829