Common Clothes Moth

Tineola bisselliella

Appearance

•   Adult - 6 – 8 mm long. Forewings shiny golden–buff with no markings. Trailing edge of the wings is strongly fringed.
•   Larva - up to 10 mm long. Creamy white with a golden brown head. Lives in a silken tube often 10 to 15 times the length of the body.
•   Pupa about 6 mm long.

Lifecycle

•  Egg to adult is usually about 6 weeks. May reach 10 to 18 months if the food is poor or temperatures are cold.

Habits

•  Adult does not feed. Runs rather than flies, avoids the light.
•  Irregular holes made in fabrics.