Webbing Clothes Moth |
Identification
What
is the most common type of fabric moth? The answer is webbing clothes moth. How they look like? They are
golden in color with reddish golden glow on their head. They have two pair
of wings and the length of larger pair of wings are about half inch. You will find them in the dark areas of of the room.
Difference Between Clothe moths and Other species
Many
of us do a common mistake by thinking the common food and grain infesting moths as
clothes moth. But, they are completely different species of moth. And the moth
treatment technique varies depending upon their species.
The
most common difference in their physical structure is in their length. The
clothes moths are about ¼” long where the food and grain moths are about ½”
long. Another sign is clothe moths are quite easy to catch rather than food and
grain moths. One of the major difference is a little tufts of hair on clothes
moth but, the other species do not have that. Other major difference is that
they cannot fly like food and grain moth. Grain moth fly in a direct and steady
manner, where the cloth moths fly by fluttering.
Other
species of moth which is very similar to webbing clothes moth is Casemaking
clothes moths. Their size and appearance is very similar to the webbing clothes
moth. The wings of webbing clothes moths are lighter
brown than casemaking clothes moths. Casemaking clothes moth has dark colored
spots on their wings. Also the hair of the casemaking clothes moths are lighter
than the webbing clothes moths. Although the larva of both species are very
identical, the larva of casemaking moth carries a silken tube case as their
food.
All
those signs described above will help you while identifying the webbing
cloths moths. Many people use pesticides for getting rid of moths without
identifying their species. But you have to remember that, the technique of moth treatment
varies depending upon their species.
This is genuinely one of the best posts that I've read about moths because a lot of people don't know and understand the difference between moths and that there are different ways to treat each of them!
ReplyDeleteThanks for comment. It is really inspiring. :)
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