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Case-bearing Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella

Family: Tineidae       Sub-family: Tineinae 

240     *     Case-bearing Clothes Moth     *     Tinea pellionella

Adult specimen identified by Ken Bond

Wingspan: 9-16mm

Main flight time: June-October but can be found throughout the year
Habitat: Usually inside buildings

Larvae feed in a portable case (shown below) on wool and fur, also on feathers and within birds' nests


Case-bearing Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella

Case-bearing Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella

Case-bearing Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011, larva April 2012

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