clothes moth

The most known members of the family are the clothes moths.

A little bitty thing like a clothes moth fluttered away while I was looking.

A few, including the clothes moth, feed on detritus.

The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics.

Clothes moths can be a real problem in clothes made from natural fibers (especially wool).

Like clothes moths, carpet beetles are likewise drawn to proteins, and can be quite destructive.

It was neat and tidy, covered with dust, and not so much eaten up by clothes moths.

It does sound like clothes moths.

Its first notable successes were against clothes moths and lice in Swiss refugee camps.

Tineidae (or clothes moth) is a family of moths.

Another example of functional adaptation is provided by the clothes moth, which has a special enzyme that enables it to digest wool.

Commonly noticed "micros" include the plume moth and the clothes moth.

We have a corner of carpet in our loft room that quite often has cocoons in it, presumably from clothes moths.

The back edge of the hind wings of clothes moths is very hairy, which helps to identify them.

Whereas many other Tineidae are drawn to light, common clothes moths seem to prefer dim or dark areas.

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Among the most common are clothes moths, carpet beetles, silverfish, firebrats and rodents.

Clothes moths are about 1 cm long, have long, slender antennae, and lay their wings along their body.

Its larvae are notable for feeding on the larvae of clothes moths and fleas, though they also eat other insects.

Clothes moths are attracted to protein fibres, and so are especially drawn to silk, wool, and feathers.

There are a number of alternative non-toxic methods to control clothes moths, including freezing, dry cleaning, washing in hot water, or thorough vacuuming.

Clothes moths, bagworms and allies.

For details, see Clothes Moths Management Guidelines, under "Household Furnishings".

Talk story about clothes moths which have been a household problem for around twenty-five thousand years, or as long as man has been wearing woollen clothing.