Bug FAQPavlovski's Monopis Moth
Monopis longella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tineidae
Also called: Pavlovski's Monopis
Monopis longella is a moth in the family Tineidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Monopis longella belongs to the Tineidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It has been recorded in China, Korea, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and as an introduced species across the eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes China, Korea, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia and Thailand.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced in Canada; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tineidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopis_longella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.