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Case-bearing Clothes Moth - Tinea pellionella This stinker was eating my wool hiking socks. I dread finding out how many siblings it has lurking in my closet.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167811/case-bearing_clothes_moth_case_-_tinea_pellionella.html" title="Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Case) - Tinea pellionella"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/167811_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=33EHgTvB%2FRY1IANNXVPUbDL8tlM%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Case) - Tinea pellionella Photographed through a microscope.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167810/case-bearing_clothes_moth_-_tinea_pellionella.html Case-bearing clothes moth,Geotagged,Tinea pellionella,United States" /></a></figure> Case-bearing clothes moth,Geotagged,Tinea pellionella,United States,case moth,larva,moth,tinea Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Case-bearing Clothes Moth - Tinea pellionella

This stinker was eating my wool hiking socks. I dread finding out how many siblings it has lurking in my closet.

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Case) - Tinea pellionella Photographed through a microscope.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167810/case-bearing_clothes_moth_-_tinea_pellionella.html Case-bearing clothes moth,Geotagged,Tinea pellionella,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    It was time to replace your 80s socks anyway. Posted 5 months ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Gasp! Posted 5 months ago
  3. View William Bodine's profile
    William Bodine
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    Ooh. There is my coat that I have been missing. Posted 5 months ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Haha! Posted 5 months ago

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The Case-bearing clothes moth

"Tinea pellionella" is a species of tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. It is the type species of the genus "Tinea", which in turn is the type genus of the subfamily, family, as well as the superfamily Tineoidea.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 19, 2025. Captured in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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