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Large Pale Clothes Moth Tinea pallescentella  
         
 

B&F: 0245

ABH: 12.030

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare - no modern records

Primary Habitat:  Indoors, gardens

Wingspan:  12mm

Flight Period:  Continuously brooded (indoors)

Observations:  Only a single record exists for this species in VC32. The larvae feed animal matter such as hair, wool, fur or feathers.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  1938, KDNHS