12.026 BF236 – Tineidae – Tineinae – Tineola bisselliella

Tineidae – Tineinae – Tineola bisselliella – Common Clothes Moth

STATUS – Current status unknown. Once common about houses. Due to man-made fabrics and drier central heating systems, the species has become less frequent.

ID POINTERS – Yellow head and pale golden forewing

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during the day in February – September 

IMAGES – Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©

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