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Common Clothes Moth
Tineola bisselliella
Checklist Number12.026 [B&F: 0236]
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Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Local in houses and farm buildings throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight formerly the most abundant clothes moth, but now outnumbered by Case-bearing Clothes Moth Tinea pellionella. Wingspan 9-16 mm. Characterised by reddish ochreous head and pale buff, unmarked forewings. Larva feeds on woollen materials, animal fur, feathers in bird nests and insect collections, living within a silken tube or tent, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
