Monopis spp. Hübner, 1825 -

Taxonomic Information

Monopis Hübner, [1825] species known from India.
Monopis monachella (Hübner, 1796). Indian subcontinent. 
Monopis artasyras Meyrick, 1931. Nepal. 
Monopis longella (Walker, 1863). India. 

Unknown or unplaced taxa
Monopis viatica Meyrick, 1911. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Monopis florilega Meyrick, 1911. Sri Lanka. 
Monopis hemicitra Meyrick, 1906. Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Monopis spp. -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga1
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan1
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu2
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal1
Total1222

Huang, G., Chen, L., Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., & Wang, M. (2011). A revision of the Monopis monachella species complex (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) from China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 163, 1-14.

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Monopis spp. Hübner, 1825 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.50. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/monopis-spp, accessed 2023/05/31.