Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Monopis irrorella
Size
wingspan 11-12 mm, based on photos by Jim Vargo at MPG
Identification
Adult: forewing dark gray to blackish, speckled with white or pale yellow, especially in diffuse patches mid-way along costa and along inner margin near anal angle; top of head yellow; top of thorax completely dark; hindwing uniformly brown or gray with wide fringe
See Also
Monopis dorsistrigella forewing usually has a white strip along inner margin from base to anal angle, and a large white patch on top of thorax
Monopis spilotella forewing has white patches in the same locations as
M. marginistrigella but the patches are more sharply-defined (less diffuse), and there is less white speckling on the basal half of the wing
Monopis weaverella forewing has a smaller and more circular whitish patch slightly below the costa mid-way along the wing
Internet References
pinned adult images and collection site map (All-Leps)
pinned adult images and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
