Brown house moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

"Hofmannophila pseudospretella" is a species of the concealer moth family, wherein it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It is the only known member of its genus "Hofmannophila", and as is often the case for such monotypic taxa, the genus' distinctness remains to be conclusively proven. However that may be, it seems to be a close relative of "Borkhausenia".
Brown house moth Alerdinck,Brown house moth,Gelechioidea,Hofmannophila,Hofmannophila pseudospretella,Oecophoridae,Oecophorinae,Oecophorini,nl: Bruine huismot

Appearance

The wingspan is 15–26 mm. The adults fly all year round.
Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown house moth,Gelechioidea,Hofmannophila,Hofmannophila pseudospretella,Oecophoridae,Oecophorinae,Oecophorini,nl: Bruine huismot

Distribution

Probably originally native to Asia, the synanthropic brown house moth has been introduced to other regions by human activity and is found almost worldwide today. It is often considered a pest due to the feeding activity of its caterpillars.
Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Heesch, Netherlands Brown house moth,Europe,Heesch,Hofmannophila pseudospretella,Moth Week 2021,Netherlands,World,the Netherlands

Food

The caterpillars feed on organic detritus that accumulates indoors, e.g. behind skirting boards and other similar places. Recorded foodstuffs are for example cereals and other seeds, potatoes, furs and dog biscuits.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyOecophoridae
GenusHofmannophila
SpeciesH. pseudospretella
Photographed in
Australia
Netherlands
United States of America