Monopis laevigella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Skin Moth)

Interactions where Monopis laevigella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Actia infantula a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Actia antennalis (Rond.) (Dipt., Larvaevoridae) bred from larvae of Monopis rusticella (Clerk) (Lep., Tineidae), Woodroffe, G.E., 1953
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Actia infantula/Actia infantulaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tineidae/Monopis laevigella/Monopis laevigellaskin mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Woodroffe, G.E., 1953Actia antennalis (Rond.) (Dipt., Larvaevoridae) bred from larvae of Monopis rusticella (Clerk) (Lep., Tineidae)Ent. Mon. Mag. 89: 11.

Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMonopis laevigella (Skin Moth)
GenusMonopis (a genus of tineid moths)
SubfamilyTINEINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyTINEIDAE (tineid micro-moths)
SuperfamilyTINEOIDEA (bagworm and tineid micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth)

Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Woodroffe, G.E. 1953 Actia antennalis (Rond.) (Dipt., Larvaevoridae) bred from larvae of Monopis rusticella (Clerk) (Lep., Tineidae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 89: 11.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth):

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