227 Skin Moth Monopis laevigella
([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Wingspan 13-20 mm.Distributed throughout the British Isles, this is a fairly common species.
Larvae from December to March feeding on a range of animal origin foodstuffs, such as dead animals, owl pellets and detritus in birds' nests.
The adults can be found on the wing from dusk onwards from May through to September, and may have two generations in the south.
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