12.037 BF228  –  Tineidae –  Tineinae – Monopis weaverella – Carrion Moth – (Scott, 1858) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tineidae  >> Tineinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth)
ID pointers: The forewing is overall blackish-brown with purplish or violet speckling. Usually a large yellowish spot at the tornus and yellow fringed cilia. Tends to have more prominent spots in the forewing than T.laevigella
Distribution:  (Last record: 6 May 2025 at Kings Newton )  –  Uncertain/Unknown due to insufficient data – 7 records prior to 2010 – one record in 2020
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  –  May – August with the prime month being June – Flies from dusk Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active from dusk into the night Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 13-18mm
Food Plant: Animal carcasses and faeces of Foxes, Rabbit and animal matter found in Birds Nests.
Last Recorded Year: 2020
Last Recorded By – Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area – Kings Newton

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Distribution Map for Monopis weaverella

Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Monopis weaverella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Monopis weaverella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Monopis weaverella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Monopis weaverella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Monopis weaverella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Monopis weaverella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Monopis weaverella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Monopis weaverella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Monopis weaverella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Monopis weaverella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Monopis weaverella – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y24/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Beeley Moor, acre wood (site not precise), BeeleySK26Z22/06/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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