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Tinea pellionella
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Tinea pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth, is a species of tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide.[1]
Quick Facts Case-bearing clothes moth, Scientific classification ...
Case-bearing clothes moth | |
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Case with pupal skin (above) Adult moth (below) | |
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Museum specimen | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Tinea |
Species: | T. pellionella |
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Tinea pellionella | |
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