Identification Carpet Moths

A broad winged green moth with dark blotches and wavy white lines across the wings.

Identification carpet moths.

Case bearing carpet moth eggs are whitish in colour. About the ukmoths website w elcome to ukmoths your online guide to the moths of great britain and ireland. Here the moths can rest unseen with their superb cryptic camouflage. The first thing most people notice is the damage caused to clothes fabrics or carpets but there are other indicators of a moth infestation.

Identifying a carpet moth the carpet moth is smaller than a common house moth. Their hind wings are pale grey and are fringed with hair. Step 1 identify the carpet moths the webbing clothes moth otherwise known as the common clothes moth is prolific across the us and is the most likely carpet moth you will find followed by the case bearing clothes moth which attack carpets and clothes. It inhabits mature deciduous woodland where lichen covers the trunks and branches of the trees.

Carpet moth eggs are so small you won t notice them but their larvae are easily identified due to the case they carry around which gives them their common name. Carpet moths are buff coloured with forewings that usually have three distinct dots. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth it is important to note that clothes moths and carpet moths are not separate species the species of moths that attack clothing and carpets are the same they are commonly called clothes or carpet moths depending on where they are found and what fabrics they target. The hind wings are smaller in comparison and lighter coloured.

The adult case bearing carpet moth is approximately 5mm in length and has yellowish brown forewings with three darker dots on each wing. A local species occurring in a range of scattered localities mainly in south west england and wales and parts of scotland but also in a number of other places throughout britain. S mall maggot like larvae moth caterpillars silken tubes or cases in which the moth larvae live pupae silk cocoons from which larvae eventually emerge as adult moths. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth it is important to note that clothes moths and carpet moths are not separate species the species of moths that attack clothing and carpets are the same they are commonly called clothes or carpet moths depending on where they are found and what fabrics they target.

Flies at dusk and is easily disturbed from vegetation during the day.