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Brown house moth

Latin: Hofmannophila pseudospretella This is another moth that is very similar to the clothes moth, but it is larger (up to 1.5 cm long). Under favourable conditions the female can lay 500-600 eggs and the larvae feed on many different types of material. They are found in stores of cereals and seeds and may attack […]

Brown house moth

( Latin: Hofmannophila pseudospretella) The larva of this moth is sometimes to be found in grain warehouses or among foodstuffs, but it is primarily a pest of textiles

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