clothing moth

English

Noun

clothing moth (plural clothing moths)

1. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
   1. Niditinea fuscella (brown-dotted clothes moth)
   2. Tinea pellionella (case-bearing clothes moth)
   3. Tineola bisselliella (common clothes moth, webbing clothes moth)
   4. Trichophaga tapetzella (carpet moth, tapestry moth)
   5. Monopis crocicapitella (pale-backed clothes moth)