Monopis pavlovskii

Monopis pavlovskii, or Pavlovski's monopis moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in China, Russia, Japan and Korea and is an introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from New York to central Florida and west to Michigan.^[1] Specimens have also been found as far west as Illinois.

Pavlovski's monopis moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Monopis
Species:	M. pavlovskii
Binomial name
Monopis pavlovskii Zagulajev, 1955
Synonyms
Monopis Pavlovskii

The larvae probably feed on detritus.^[2]