It is widespread and common in much of the western Palearctic (except for outlying islands, e.g. Iceland, and cold regions such as the far north of Scotland), but has also been introduced elsewhere (e.g. in Australia and New Zealand). The adult moths are on the wing around May to September, depending on the location; they are not fond of bright daylight and will only come out in the late afternoon.[2]
Adults of this small moth have a wingspan of 14 mm. They are of a rather dull coloration, with brown-grey forewings that bear three large blackish-brown dots each. The hindwings are a silvery white; they are surrounded by a long-haired fringe, as usual for fungus moths and relatives. The body is dull brown, and the head bears a tuft of reddish-brown hair.[3][4]
The caterpillars feed on dry animal and plant remains. Despite the species' common name, they are rarely recorded as a pest of clothing. Though they will eat discarded wool and similar fabrics, they are more commonly found in bird nests – particularly of chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica), swallows (Hirundinidae) and woodpeckers (Picidae) –, where they feed on shed feathers and feces. Less usual foodstuffs of this species are dry peas and dried fruit, bran, dry rose flowers, the dead beetles in mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) cultures and even pigskinbookbindings.[5]
^ Reinhard Gaedike, 2019 Tineidae II : Myrmecozelinae, Perissomasticinae, Tineinae, Hieroxestinae, Teichobiinae and Stathmopolitinae Microlepidoptera of Europe, vol. 9. Leiden : Brill
^Grabe (1942), Kimber [2010], and see references in Savela (2003)
^ abAEBR (2008), FE (2009), Robinson [2010], and see references in Savela (2003)
Referencesedit
Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) (2008): Australian Faunal Directory – Niditinea fuscella. Version of 2008-OCT-09. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009): . Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
Kimber, Ian [2010]: UKMoths – Niditinea fuscella. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Niditinea. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera) – Niditinea fuscella. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Niditinea. Version of 2003-DEC-28. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
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niditinea, fuscella, brown, dotted, clothes, moth, species, tineoid, moth, belongs, fungus, moth, family, tineidae, therein, nominate, subfamily, tineinae, under, junior, synonym, tinea, fuscipunctella, type, species, genus, niditinea, brown, dotted, clothes, . The brown dotted clothes moth Niditinea fuscella is a species of tineoid moth It belongs to the fungus moth family Tineidae and therein to the nominate subfamily Tineinae It is under its junior synonym Tinea fuscipunctella the type species of its genus Niditinea 1 Brown dotted clothes mothScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily TineidaeGenus NiditineaSpecies N fuscellaBinomial nameNiditinea fuscella Linnaeus 1758 SynonymsNumerous see textIt is widespread and common in much of the western Palearctic except for outlying islands e g Iceland and cold regions such as the far north of Scotland but has also been introduced elsewhere e g in Australia and New Zealand The adult moths are on the wing around May to September depending on the location they are not fond of bright daylight and will only come out in the late afternoon 2 Adults of this small moth have a wingspan of 14 mm They are of a rather dull coloration with brown grey forewings that bear three large blackish brown dots each The hindwings are a silvery white they are surrounded by a long haired fringe as usual for fungus moths and relatives The body is dull brown and the head bears a tuft of reddish brown hair 3 4 The caterpillars feed on dry animal and plant remains Despite the species common name they are rarely recorded as a pest of clothing Though they will eat discarded wool and similar fabrics they are more commonly found in bird nests particularly of chicken Gallus gallus domesticus domestic pigeon Columba livia domestica swallows Hirundinidae and woodpeckers Picidae where they feed on shed feathers and feces Less usual foodstuffs of this species are dry peas and dried fruit bran dry rose flowers the dead beetles in mealworm Tenebrio molitor cultures and even pigskin bookbindings 5 Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 External linksSynonyms editInvalid scientific names junior synonyms and others of the brown dotted clothes moth are 6 Niditinea frigidella Packard 1867 Niditinea fuscipunctella Haworth 1828 Niditinea griseella Chambers 1873 Niditinea ignotella Walker 1864 non Walker 1863 preoccupied Niditinea nubilipennella Clemens 1859 Niditinea spretella Denis amp Schiffermuller 1775 Oecophora frigidella Packard 1867 Tinea abligatella Walker 1863 Tinea crinitella Schrank 1802 Tinea distans Gozmany 1959 Tinea eurinella Zagulajev 1952 Tinea fuscella Linnaeus 1758 Tinea fuscipunctella Haworth 1828 Tinea griseella Chambers 1873 Tinea ignotella Walker 1864 non Walker 1863 preoccupied Tinea nubilipennella Clemens 1859 Tinea spretella Denis amp Schiffermuller 1775N spretella is sometimes still considered a distinct species but most recent authors include it here 6 Footnotes edit Pitkin amp Jenkins 2004 AEBR 2008 FE 2009 Kimber 2010 Kimber 2010 Reinhard Gaedike 2019 Tineidae II Myrmecozelinae Perissomasticinae Tineinae Hieroxestinae Teichobiinae and Stathmopolitinae Microlepidoptera of Europe vol 9 Leiden Brill Grabe 1942 Kimber 2010 and see references in Savela 2003 a b AEBR 2008 FE 2009 Robinson 2010 and see references in Savela 2003 References editAustralian Biological Resources Study ABRS 2008 Australian Faunal Directory Niditinea fuscella Version of 2008 OCT 09 Retrieved 2010 MAY 05 Fauna Europaea FE 2009 Niditinea fuscella Version 2 1 2009 DEC 22 Retrieved 2010 MAY 05 Grabe Albert 1942 Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen Vereins 27 105 109 in German PDF fulltext Kimber Ian 2010 UKMoths Niditinea fuscella Retrieved 2010 MAY 05 Pitkin Brian amp Jenkins Paul 2004 Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type species Niditinea Version of 2004 NOV 05 Retrieved 2010 MAY 05 Robinson Gaden S 2010 Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae Lepidoptera Niditinea fuscella Retrieved 2010 MAY 05 Savela Markku 2009 Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and some other life forms Niditinea Version of 2003 DEC 28 Retrieved 2010 MAY 05 External links editLepiforum de Lepidoptera of Belgium Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Niditinea fuscella amp oldid 1133149393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
