Case-making Clothes Moth
Tinea pellionella
The adult is a small, pale brown moth found indoors, in stores of natural fibers, and around bird or mammal nesting material. It flies weakly and tends to avoid bright light, moving in short fluttering bursts while searching for mates. Adults take little or no food, relying mostly on reserves built up during the larval stage. Its narrow fringed wings often show darker spots, helping distinguish it from some other clothes moths.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Case-making Clothes Moth Larva
- Case-making Clothes Moth Pupa
- Case-making Clothes Moth