Tineidae

12.034 Brown-dotted Clothes Moth Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 8mm

Habitats: In and around farm buildings. Otherwise wherever it can source the larval foodstuffs.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a silk tube on animal detritus, mammal hair and feathers in bird's nests and poultry houses and will also consume detritus in Hymenopteran nests. It has also been recorded feeding on stored vegetables and animal products in stables and barns.