Trichophaga tapetzella
Wallpaper moth, prepared specimen
The wallpapers moth ( Trichophaga tapetzella ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the Real moths ( Tineidae ).
Features
The front wings of the moth are two-colored wallpaper: At the wing root ( approach on the body), the front wings are dark brown, about from the center of the wing length begins the whitish color. Some dark spots found on the wingtips in white background. The insect has a body size of about 10 mm, this corresponds to the wingspan. The hind wings have Haarsaum.
Dissemination
The wallpapers moth is spread worldwide, in Australia it was introduced accidentally.
Habitat
In nature, wallpapers moth is found in bird nests in human dwellings as a pest of textiles. In homes heated, they occur throughout the year and there are able to form multiple generations in a year. The protection against moths wallpapers essentially corresponds to the protective measures against attack by the clothes moth.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars of the moth feed on wallpaper in the nature of the feathers of birds, in whose nests they were stored. In the apartments infested and destroy them woolens and furs, in addition, also furniture coatings. Even in stored guano they have already been found.