clothes moth
noun
: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths (especially Tinea pellionella and Tineola bisselliella of the family Tineidae) whose larvae eat wool, fur, or feathers
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The webbing clothes moth is identifiable from its golden color and around half an inch in length, while the casemaking clothes moth is pale, silvery gray-brown with dark spots, and fringed, hairy wings.
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Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
According to the judgment, Woodward-Fisher’s wife had noticed a problem with clothes moths (Tineola Bisselliella) in early 2018 after new insulation was installed as part of major building works.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Saucers of silk line the sills like a grand banquet for clothes moths.
—Meredi Ortega, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
Play it safe and deter clothes moths in other ways, Forté advises.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
The interloper: the webbing clothes moth, which feeds on silk, wool and other organic material.
—Melody Petersen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
The interloper was the webbing clothes moth, which feeds on silk, wool and other organic material.
—Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
Some of them include female clothes moth pheromones to lure the insects.
—Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2019
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Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
According to the judgment, Woodward-Fisher’s wife had noticed a problem with clothes moths (Tineola Bisselliella) in early 2018 after new insulation was installed as part of major building works.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Saucers of silk line the sills like a grand banquet for clothes moths.
—Meredi Ortega, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
Play it safe and deter clothes moths in other ways, Forté advises.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
The interloper: the webbing clothes moth, which feeds on silk, wool and other organic material.
—Melody Petersen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
The interloper was the webbing clothes moth, which feeds on silk, wool and other organic material.
—Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
Some of them include female clothes moth pheromones to lure the insects.
—Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2019
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“Clothes moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothes%20moth. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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