Brown Shaded Carpet Moth

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Brown shaded carpet moth.

Tags brown orange stripes medium england scotland wales northern ireland. Therefore if you find small cases that look a bit similar to rice this is a sign that you probably have carpet moths. Shaded broad bar scotopteryx chenopodiata linnaeus 1758 wingspan 25 30 mm. 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. We need your help. This entry was posted in moths and tagged brown shaded carpet. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth.

Digital guide to moth identification about viewing options new hampshire select region. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Enter just part of the name below. Widespread and fairly common throughout britain except for the very north of scotland inhabiting a range of open habitats.

Digital guide to moth identification about viewing options view by region select region. A blog dedicated to sharing these beautiful but oft forgotten lepidopterans. Brown shaded carpet venusia comptaria hodges 7428 deciduous and mixed woods. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

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The moth larvae leave its casing behind. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. So what causes carpet moths. The larvae of carpet moths eat the keratin proteins found in skin and hair.

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.