Webbing Clothes Moth
Webbing clothes moth. Adult moths are 3/8 to ½ inch, cream colored and elongate. In New York, the more common webbing clothes moth has a tuft of reddish hairs on its head. Larvae are caterpillars that feed on animal materials with keratin and cause the damage associated with this pest As larvae chew fibers, they may incorporate threads into a case to camoflauge themselves. This image shows a clothes moth adult, the case that would have been used by the larvae, and the exoskeleton of the pupae (structure sticking out of the red/blue case on the right). For more information: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/fabric_pests/def...
Webbing Clothes Moth
Webbing clothes moth. Adult moths are 3/8 to ½ inch, cream colored and elongate. In New York, the more common webbing clothes moth has a tuft of reddish hairs on its head. Larvae are caterpillars that feed on animal materials with keratin and cause the damage associated with this pest As larvae chew fibers, they may incorporate threads into a case to camoflauge themselves. This image shows a clothes moth adult, the case that would have been used by the larvae, and the exoskeleton of the pupae (structure sticking out of the red/blue case on the right). For more information: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/fabric_pests/def...