Tinea lanella
Checklist Number12.0291 [B&F: 0241]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in wool from mainland Europe in warehouses and known only from moths collected in a wool warehouse at Liverpool in 1922. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 11-17 mm. Very similar to Tinea flavescentella (dark suffusion at base of costa less extensive) and Tinea murariella (forewing yellower). Larva feeds on woollen materials.
