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Clothes Moth. Clothes moths are small about 1 cm buff-coloured moths. 872020 Primarily there are two types of clothing moths the case-making clothes moth and the webbing clothes moth.

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A number of species of moth will attack and damage textiles and animal specimens. The Webbing Clothes Moth and the Casemaking Clothes Moth. The webbing clothes moth is uniformly buff-coloured whereas the case making clothes moth is similar in appearance but has indistinct dark specks on the wings.

Clothes moths are small about 1 cm buff-coloured moths.

The clothes moths belong to a family of the Lepidoptera known as the Tineidae - the fungus moths which mainly feed on detritus fungi and lichens. Webbing clothes moths have a tuft of reddish hair on their heads. They are particularly attracted to dark warm. They can be a significant pest of home furnishings and stored fabrics.