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The brown house moth is considered a serious pest in domestic and commercial settings because of the larvae's destructive feeding habits. Larvae feed on various manmade foodstuffs and household materials. These include stored cereals, dried fruit, seeds, clothes and furniture fabric, fur, and wood floor inlays.
But Hübner had misidentified Fabricius' species, which was in reality a tineid moth known today as Nemaxera betulinella. In addition to this case of mistaken identity, the white-shouldered house moth as discussed by Hübner had actually been named Tinea lactella by J. N. C. M. Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Adult specimen in flight Larval form Closeup of a common clothes moth Macrophotography of a freshly laid, non-sticky egg measuring less than 1 mm Two T. bisselliella mating. This moth's natural range is the western Palearctic, but it has been transported by human travelers to other localities. For example, it is nowadays found in Australia.
Pantry moth larvae are most often found in infested food, James Agardy, technical and training manager at Viking Pest Control, says, but they will also crawl around cabinets and on surfaces when ...
The adult moth has a wingspan up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in). The male has translucent wings, and the female is drab brown and gray, with yellow scales on her legs. The day-flying female is said to mimic a bee , complete with pollen sacs, and the male mimics a wasp .
The larva liquefies and releases millions of virus particles to spread and infect other moth larvae. [11] Even if it does not reach the top of the tree, the infected larva will migrate to the exposed parts of the plant. [1]: 97 Infected larvae are also paler due to the body being filled with viral occlusions.
Most Lepidoptera larvae will either make a cocoon and pupate inside them or will pupate in a cell under the ground, [21] with the exception of butterflies and advanced moths such as noctuids, whose pupae are exposed. [13] The pupae of moths are usually brown and smooth whereas butterfly pupae are often colourful and their shape varies greatly. [21]
This moth flies at night from May to July and is attracted to light, sometimes in large numbers. It also frequently visits nectar-rich flowers such as Buddleia, ragwort and red valerian. Larva. The larva The caterpillars are coloured grey-brown, paler ventrally and have a pale dorsal line and clearly recognizable black point warts.