Common House Moths Canada

Common clothes moth tineola bisselliella.

Common house moths canada. Case bearing clothes moths make more regular holes in fabric than common clothes moth. Brown house moth adults are 8 14mm and brown with three or four. Colour varies by species. The brown house moth is a scavenger which feeds on wool cotton and other types of cloth.

The gypsy moth has several subspecies namely the european gypsy moth asian gypsy moth and the japanese gypsy moth. Size from 6 mm to 10 mm long with wingspans from 12 mm to 16 mm. A number of sphinx moth species in bc are active only during the daylight hours where they can occasionally be seen nectaring at flowers. Here we feature some of the common butterflies and a few moths to be found in and around merritt british columbia.

House moth identification clothes moth. The wingspan of male gypsy moths ranges from 3 4 cm and for females it is 56 to 67 cm. Their larvae are creamy white up to 10mm and found particularly with imported animal fabrics. These are just a few of the dozens of species living in this area but we hope the information here will help you to identify some local species and spark your interest in these colourful and interesting insects.

There are over 160000 recorded species of moths across the globe with around 11000 of these being found in the united states and around 2500 being found in the united kingdom. The wings and body are golden with a brown tinge and the front wings have three dark spots. Case bearing clothes moth adults are 6mm long with a dark buff color and three faint spots. With roughly 2000 species of moths in bc they outnumber butterflies roughly 10 1 but are noticed to a lesser degree because of their nocturnal habits.

In canada there are a few species of moth in particular which can cause problems in your home or business. Adult clothes moths are approximately 38 to 12 inch long from wing tip to wing tip. Moths are flying insects in the order of lepidoptera which is also the same order to which butterflies belong. It reaches up to 26 mm and has a slender yellowish body.

Indian meal moths clothes moths. Description indian meal moths have a reddish brown or copper sheen on their forewings while clothes moths have a buff or gold colouration with reddish gold hairs on the top of the head and around the wings. Moths can be found in bc in almost every type of habitat. However these distinguishing characteristics are often rubbed off making them unideal for house moth identification.