Case-bearing clothes moth Tinea pellionella
Adult
Size: about 10mm
Shape: small moth with wings along back
Colour: silvery grey
Antennae: long
Distinguishing features: brush of orange hairs on head and two indistinct marks on each wing
Adults eat: very little
Larvae are pests of: protein such as wool textiles, fur, feathers etc
Damage: grazing and larval cases and frass, ragged holes
Often found on: textiles,carpets,natural history collections and in birds nests
Size: about 10mm
Shape: small moth with wings along back
Colour: silvery grey
Antennae: long
Distinguishing features: brush of orange hairs on head and two indistinct marks on each wing
Adults eat: very little
Larvae are pests of: protein such as wool textiles, fur, feathers etc
Damage: grazing and larval cases and frass, ragged holes
Often found on: textiles,carpets,natural history collections and in birds nests
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Case-bearing clothes moth Tinea pellionella
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