Brown Shaded Carpet Moth

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Brown shaded carpet moth.

Readily disturbed from grassy vegetation and low herbage by day. Shaded broad bar shaded broad bar. A blog dedicated to sharing these beautiful but oft forgotten lepidopterans. The moth larvae leave its casing behind.

Digital guide to moth identification about viewing options new hampshire select region. 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. Looking for a specific moth species. We depend on donations to keep butterflies and moths of north america online and freely available.

So what causes carpet moths. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth. Brown shaded carpet venusia comptaria hodges 7428 deciduous and mixed woods.

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Widespread and fairly common throughout britain except for the very north of scotland inhabiting a range of open habitats. Tags brown orange stripes medium england scotland wales northern ireland. Can be variable in colour from light to darker brown with a distinct darker cross band though the inner area of this is usually paler. Digital guide to moth identification about viewing options view by region select region.

Enter just part of the name below. Shaded broad bar scotopteryx chenopodiata linnaeus 1758 wingspan 25 30 mm. Therefore if you find small cases that look a bit similar to rice this is a sign that you probably have carpet moths. The larvae of carpet moths eat the keratin proteins found in skin and hair.

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