Small brown moths in home. In fact many of them can be quite pretty or fun to watch as they fly seemingly erratically around well lit areas of your home. Keep humidity low to control moths. Webbing clothes moth tineola bisselliella and casemaking clothes moth tinea pellionella clothes moths tend to stay around the clothing theyve infested and they are smaller than moths that infest pantriesthey have a general golden brown coloration with reddish hairs on the head their distinguishing feature. House moths thrive in humid conditions.
If your home or room is at a relative humidity at or above 70 which is as muggy as a fat mans crotch on the 4th of julyi mean cmon the moths will eat reproduce and develop at alarming rates. Moths arent terribly dangerous household pests. 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 brown house moth hofmannophila pseudospretella is often considered a secondary clothes moth as its not as abundant as many of the other species.
According to woodstream clothing moths will also find homes in antiques like wool rugs horsehair stuffed furniture preserved animals piano felt and old dolls with real hair. Another belief is that this moth is a soul in pain which brings bad luck to your house and this soul in distress uses the brown moth as a vehicle for its purposes. Moths are flying insects in the order of lepidoptera which is also the same order to which butterflies belong. If you notice them in a closet or drawer damage to your clothing is.
Big brown moth meaning at home relate it to bad news always related to the death of a close relative. The most common types of moth are the brown house moth common clothes moth and indian meal moth. Check these items. Its also sometimes a pantry pest.