First discovery of a cave-dwelling Tineid moth (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from East Asia

Abstract

In this study, we report Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) (Tineidae), which was collected from bat guano in a cave in the southern region of Korea, for the first time from East Asia. We briefly redescribe and illustrate the external morphology and genital structures of both sexes. Also, we discuss the local habitat characteristics and some of the ecological information that was observed during our field investigation.

Keywords

Monopis / Tineidae / Lepidoptera / Bat guano / new record / Korea / East Asia

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