Clemens-1859

Guides

  • Monopis dorsistrigella

    skunkback monopi

    Monopis dorsistrigella, commonly known as the skunkback monopi, is a small clothes moth in the family Tineidae. It is assigned MONA/Hodges number 0416. The species was originally described as Tinea dorsistrigella by Clemens in 1859. Records indicate presence in the northeastern United States, specifically Pennsylvania and Vermont.

  • Xylesthia

    Xylesthia is a genus of small moths in the family Tineidae, established by Clemens in 1859. The genus contains at least four described species distributed in North America. Tineidae moths are commonly known as clothes moths or fungus moths, though the specific habits of Xylesthia species remain poorly documented in published literature.