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Common Clothes Moth
Common Clothes Moth
Tineola bisselliella
Appearance
Adult — 1/4" – 5/16" long. Forewings shiny golden–buff with no markings. Trailing edge of the wings is strongly fringed.
Larva — up to 3/8" long. Creamy white with a golden brown head. Lives in a silken tube often 10 to 15 times the length of the body.
Pupa About 1/4" long.
Lifecycle
Egg to adult is usually about 6 weeks. May reach 10 to 18 months if the food is poor or temperatures are cold.
Habits
Adult does not feed. Runs rather than flies, avoids the light.
Irregular holes made in fabrics.
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