Hantsmoths

Local inside houses and farm buildings throughout much of the British Isles, more numerous in the north. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight surprisingly rare: there are a few old records from the Isle of Wight, and just one from north Hampshire, but regular in a few locations in south Hampshire until recent years; since the turn of the 21st century it appears to have become very scarce and all records submitted require a specimen or very good photograph for acceptance. Wingspan 12-25 mm. Small weakly marked specimens might be mistaken for one of the Case-bearing Clothes Moth T. pellionella group but can always be distinguished by the plical streak of the forewing (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds on woollen materials, fur, feathers and hair.

VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county)

VC10 Isle of Wight

VC11 South Hampshire

VC12 North Hampshire