Difference between revisions of "Casemaking clothes moth"
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| − | A clothes moth, ''Tinea pellionella'' Linnaeus and related species. Adult casemaking clothes moths are brown with 3 dark spots on each wing. The adult insects have a wing span of 7 to 9 millimeters. Eggs hatch in 4 to 7 days then the larva feed for 41-56 days. The larvae stage feeds on proteinaceous media, such as [ | + | A clothes moth, ''Tinea pellionella'' Linnaeus and related species. Adult casemaking clothes moths are brown with 3 dark spots on each wing. The adult insects have a wing span of 7 to 9 millimeters. Eggs hatch in 4 to 7 days then the larva feed for 41-56 days. The larvae stage feeds on proteinaceous media, such as [[wool|woolen]] fabrics, [[hair]], [[pelt|pelts]], [[hide|hides]], and [[feather|feathers]]. The 7-8 mm long larvae are white with a brown head. They encase themselves in a case spun out of the material the were feeding on. They pupate into moths in 9 to 20 days then just live long enough to mate and lay new eggs (4 to 7 days). |
[[File:Casemaking.clothes_moth_forestryimages.org.jpg|thumb|Casemaking clothes moth]] | [[File:Casemaking.clothes_moth_forestryimages.org.jpg|thumb|Casemaking clothes moth]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:17, 12 January 2014
Description
A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella Linnaeus and related species. Adult casemaking clothes moths are brown with 3 dark spots on each wing. The adult insects have a wing span of 7 to 9 millimeters. Eggs hatch in 4 to 7 days then the larva feed for 41-56 days. The larvae stage feeds on proteinaceous media, such as woolen fabrics, Hair, pelts, hides, and feathers. The 7-8 mm long larvae are white with a brown head. They encase themselves in a case spun out of the material the were feeding on. They pupate into moths in 9 to 20 days then just live long enough to mate and lay new eggs (4 to 7 days).
Synonyms and Related Terms
case-bearing clothes moth
Additional Information
º MuseumPests.net: http://www.museumpests.net/pdfholder/11image.pdf Casemaking Clothes Mothº L. Zycherman, J.R. Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC, Washington, DC, 1988.
Additional Images
Casemaking clothes moth larvae
Casemaking clothes moth damage
Authority
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988