Look out for the brown house moth (8mm long with bronze, black-flecked wings) and the common clothes moth (6-7mm long with paler, beige wings). Family: Tineidae. Appearance. These moths get their name from the case or cocoon they build around their bodies with the materials they consume. Appearance. Clothes Moth Larvae emerge from the eggs of the Common Webbing Clothes Moth (the most widespread and prolific variety) and similar varieties that cause damage to clothes, carpets and home textiles. They are golden colored with reddish golden hairs on top of the head. The webbing clothes moth is the most common fabric moth. Adult — 6 – 8 mm long. A row of golden hairs fringes its wings, which have a span of about 1/2 inch. The webbing clothes moth is the most common fabric moth. The moth has a wingspan of about 1/2 inch and the wings are fringed with a row of golden hairs. A common moth, the casemaking clothes moth is found specifically in the southern part of the US. It gets its other common name, that is, honeycomb moth due to the fact that … The adult is gold with reddish-golden hairs on the top of its head. Clothes moths are often confused with Indian meal moths, but the two are actually very different, primarily in the materials on which they feed and the places they are found.Indian meal moths are pantry pests while clothes moths—as their name indicates—feed on fabrics. The Common Clothes Moth larvae are responsible for making irregular holes in fabrics. Straw colored wings with no markings. ; Soiled woolens are the primary food of clothes moth larvae (the adult moth does not feed but reproduces). Clothes moth or clothing moth is the common name for several species of moth considered to be pests, whose larvae eat animal fibres (hairs), including clothing and other fabrics.. Common Clothes Moth Species: Casemaking Clothes Moths. Creamy white with a brown head. Carpet beetles or Indian meal moths are usually more common in homes then clothes moths. These moths are widespread across the world and are one of the most commonly found moths. Adults are only about 1/4 inch in length. Common Clothes Moth. Lifecycle. Key Points. Primarily, there are two types of clothing moths – the case-making clothes moth and the webbing clothes moth. Trailing edge of the wings is strongly fringed. Larva of the webbing clothes moth. Larvae — up to 10 mm long. Unlike the many moths that are in decline, these moths – the webbing (or common) clothes moth and the case-bearing clothes moth – are believed to be increasing in numbers. It is clothes moth larvae that do the damage to clothes and textiles in the home, and specifically those made of natural animal based fibers. This moth is also known as honeycomb moth and it belongs to the Pyralidae family, same as the Indianmeal moth. Scientific Name: Tineola bisselliella. 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