Case Bearing Carpet Moths

The case which is about a quarter to half an inch long is flattened on top and bottom expanded at its center and tapered at both ends.

Case bearing carpet moths.

After researching on the internet i have discovered that it is case bearing moth larvae. Adult case bearing carpet moth. In outside buildings it has one generation however in heated buildings it can have two or more generations. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth.

They haven t destroyed any of my clothes yet thankfully. Alamy rather confusingly most of these moth species will sometimes switch from carpets to clothes and chew any natural fabrics like cotton wool and silk. Case making clothes moth image licensed under cc. Their bodies are about 3 8 to 1 2 inches long while larvae are up to 1 2 inch long.

Not sure about bag worms. The small larvae carry a noticeable case made of fine sand and debris. I think case bearing moths is more accurate seeing as i found some moths in my wardrobe. They look like small rolled pieces of carpet but you may be able to see the brown head of the larva sticking out one end.

This is one of the few moth species that can damage clothing and carpets but you can deter them from households. Link to post share on other sites. Case bearing clothes moth larvae are often not recognised as being alive. Their wings are long and narrow.

The larvae of a case bearing clothes moth are white in color and they carry around a case that can reach up to 10 mm in length a case that s usually made from a combination of self made silk and the very materials they. Tinea pellionella the case bearing clothes moth is a species of tineoid moth in the family tineidae the fungus moths it is the type species of the genus tinea which in turn is the type genus of the subfamily family as well as the superfamily tineoidea. Casemaking clothes moths have brownish gray wings with three dark spots. Larvae are yellowish in color.

These spots can be rubbed off on older moths. The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden color and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few smaller indistinct black spots. The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden colour and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few. The larva makes a portable case for itself out of wool and other fibres.

The adult moth is a pale silvery grey brown with dark spots and approximately 7mm long. The adults are small brown moths similar to the pantry moth shown above that often congregate in the upper corners of rooms.