Tineola bisselliella

Webbing Clothes Moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

	Tineola bisselliella	28 Dec 2021	donhe
	Tineola bisselliella	27 Dec 2021	kasiaaus

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3 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

27 Dec 2021

We have identified these as Tineola bisselliella before (I think) but I wonder if they are not too white. I think they should be more yellow to be Tineola bisselliella. Hmmm...

donhe wrote:

28 Dec 2021

The Saturation of the colours in photographs is very dependent on the lighting. Putting the Saturation up a bit makes them appear more yellow.

kasiaaus wrote:

28 Dec 2021

It's not just the photos Don. I remember seeing them and they were grayish white. Many of the other photos of mine are also photos of white ones. I also know that the ones that I had in my house some time ago were beigy yellow in colour. These are not the same colour but could be the same species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050317 -35.208682
Altitude 590.3m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
23 Oct 2021 11:05 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Tineola bisselliella Scientific name
Webbing Clothes Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1203.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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