Monopis jacobsi

Monopis jacobsi is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It is found in Nigeria. It was described by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány in 1967.

Monopis jacobsi
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M. jacobsi
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Monopis jacobsi
Gozmány, 1967

This species has a wingspan of about 10 mm. The forewings are argillaceous yellow, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, densest in the apical area. There is a rather large oval hyaline (glassy) spot in the exact centre of the wing. The hindwings are medium grey with a yellowish sheen.[1]

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