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Tinea dubiella
Speckled Clothes Moth Stainton, 1859
Tineidae: Tineinae
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Photo © Keith Kerr,  04/08/2021 - Litcham (garden)

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Case-bearing Clothes Moth
Tinea pellionella
Large Pale Clothes Moth
Tinea pallescentella
Wingspan: 9-15mm
Flight: May - Sept
Foodplant:   Animal materials from birds' nests
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4
Norfolk Status
Scarce.
Adults found throughout the summer.
Larvae feed on animal materials from birds' nests (especially swallows) and owl pellets.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 9 (12%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1994.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
10/07/2023127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
09/08/2022127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
23/06/2022128TF74Thornham
13/08/2021127TG42Hickling / Stubb Mill
09/08/2021127TG02Hindolveston
04/08/2021128TF81Litcham
27/07/2021127TG02Hindolveston
11/07/2021127TG02Hindolveston
26/06/2021127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
26/05/2021127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
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