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Tineidae 300181 – 0426   Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)              Webbing Clothes Moth

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Synonymy: bisselliella (Hummel, 1823) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 426 anaphecola Gozmány, 1970 (Tineola) crinella (Sodoffsky, 1830) (Tinea) destructor (Stephens, 1825) (Tinea) flavifrontella (Thunberg, 1794) (Tinea) furciferella Zagulajev, 1954 (Tineola) lanariella (Clemens, 1859) (Tinea) Host Plants: Host familiy: Detritophagous.  Host genera: Detritophagous[animal].  Notes: Detritophagous on carpet, feathers, hair (Robinson et al 2002); Detritophagous (Forbes 1923).  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.22f; p. 48. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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