Clothes moth or clothing moth is the common name for several species of moth considered to be pests, whose larvae eat animal fibres (hairs), including...
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Tineola bisselliella (redirect from Common Clothes Moth)
bisselliella, known as the common clothes moth, webbing clothes moth, or simply clothing moth, is a species of fungus moth (family Tineidae, subfamily Tineinae)...
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reference to devouring clothes. Moth larvae, or caterpillars, make cocoons from which they emerge as fully grown moths with wings. Some moth caterpillars dig...
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Tinea pellionella (redirect from Case-bearing Clothes Moth)
Tinea pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth, is a species of tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. This species has a cosmopolitan...
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Pest control (section Clothes moths)
beetle which attack leather-bound books, while the common clothes moth and the brown house moth attack cloth bindings. These attacks are largely a problem...
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Mothball (redirect from Moth balls)
materials susceptible to damage from silverfish, mold or moth larvae (especially clothes moths like Tineola bisselliella). Older mothballs consisted primarily...
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Bookworm (insect) (section Moths)
Carpet moth Case-bearing clothes moth Common clothing moth Mediterranean flour moth[citation needed] Indianmeal moth[citation needed] Warehouse moth[citation...
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to carpets, clothes, and other household fabrics. Tapestry moths complete their cycles within a year and are more like webbing clothes moths in that they...
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Tineidae (redirect from Tineid Moth)
species are the common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella), the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella), and the carpet moth (Trichophaga tapetzella);...
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Tineola is a genus of moths the family Tineidae. There are two species, including the familiar common clothes moth (T. bisselliella). Species: Tineola...
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Monopis crocicapitella (redirect from Pale-backed clothes moth)
Monopis crocicapitella, the pale-backed clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859. It has a nearly...
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cannibalistic. Some feed on other animal products. For example, clothes moths feed on wool, and horn moths feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates. Caterpillars...
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Pseudoscorpions are generally beneficial to humans since they prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice, ants, mites, and small flies...
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Niditinea fuscella (redirect from Brown-dotted Clothes Moth)
The brown-dotted clothes moth (Niditinea fuscella) is a species of tineoid moth. It belongs to the fungus moth family (Tineidae), and therein to the nominate...
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Lepidoptera (redirect from Butterflies and Moths)
reference to devouring clothes. The etymological origins of the word "caterpillar", the larval form of butterflies and moths, are from the early 16th...
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(Hummel, 1823) (common clothes moth, webbing clothes moth) Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758) (tapestry moth, carpet moth) Bucculatrix bechsteinella...
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the moths are feeble fliers but the carpet beetles may also enter houses through open windows. Furniture beetles, carpet beetles and clothes moths are...
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organism Drosophila melanogaster Harmful insects Insect bites and stings Insect sting allergy Bed bug Woodworm Home-stored product entomology Clothes moth...
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Erechthias minuscula (redirect from Erechthias Clothes Moth)
Erechthias minuscula, the erechthias clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1897. It is widespread...
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Trichogramma evanescens, which parasitises clothes moth eggs, in conjunction with pheromones to control common clothes moths, which cause serious damage to carpets...
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T. evanescens, which parasitises clothes moth eggs, in conjunction with pheromones to control common clothes moths, which cause serious damage to carpets...
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the other hand, employ moth traps to protect their homes from moth infestations, particularly clothes moths and pantry moths, which can cause significant...
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Ceratophaga vastella (redirect from Horn moth)
Ceratophaga vastella, or the horn moth, belongs to the clothes moth family Tineidae and is noted for its larva's ability to feed on keratin from the horns...
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Nemapogon ruricolella (redirect from Gold-sheen clothes moth)
Nemapogon ruricolella, the gold-sheen clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany...
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Niditinea striolella (redirect from Brindled clothes moth)
Niditinea striolella, the brindled clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931. It is found from most...
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Tinea pallescentella (redirect from Large pale clothes moth)
Tinea pallescentella, the large pale clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most...
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fur and to make many different knitted clothes. As acrylic is a synthetic fiber, the larvae of clothes moths are unable to digest it. However, acrylic...
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pallescentella Stainton, 1851 (= T. galeatella) Tinea pellionella – case-bearing clothes moth Tinea poecilella Rebel, 1940 Tinea porphyropa Meyrick, 1927 Tinea porphyrota...
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House flies Fruit flies Mosquitoes Moths Almond moths Indianmeal moths Clothes moths Common clothes moths Brown house moths Paper Lice Red spiders Silverfish...
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Haplotinea insectella (redirect from Drab clothes moth)
Haplotinea insectella, the drab clothes moth or fungus grain moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794...
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