Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 12:17 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Tinea > Species: Tinea pellionella
- Vernacular names
- Gewone pelsmot (NL), Pelzmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 24 (as Tinea pellionella L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults occasionally come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have mainly been observed from the beginning of June till the end of October. Observations outside this period are frequent since the species often lives indoors.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Fur, horse-hair, refuse of animal origin and Nests of birds
The larva feeds in a portable case and lives in bird nests on feathers, animal fibers, wool, spices, hemp, tobacco, fur, and stored vegetable materials.
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