Monopis ornithias is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4]

Monopis ornithias
Monopis ornithias in Dunedin, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Monopis
Species:
M. ornithias
Binomial name
Monopis ornithias
(Meyrick, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Blabophanes ornithias Meyrick, 1888

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1888). "Descriptions of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 77–106 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 63. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Monopis ornithias (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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