The specific epithet monilis is a Latin word meaning necklace or collar, referring to this spot band.

The species is similar in appearance to the smaller small necklace moth (Hypsoropha hormos), and the ranges of the two species broadly overlap.

The species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Kansas in the west to Florida and Maryland in the east.

[1][2][3] Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from March to May.

This article on a moth of the subfamily Hypocalinae is a stub.