Tineidae

12.025 Tapestry Moth Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)

pRDB3

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 10.5mm

Habitats: Barns and outbuildings. Previously wherever its larval foodstuffs could be sourced.

Habits: The moth was once a pest in unheated buildings.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from within a silk tube on fur, feathers, hair and wool. It is also found in birds nests and is known to feed on owl pellets and detritus in wasp's nests etc.