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Bird's-nest moth

Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The bird's-nest moth (Tinea trinotella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Sweden.

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Quick facts about the bird's-nest moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the bird's-nest moth live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The bird's-nest moth is listed for 1 country.

Sweden
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Sweden

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the bird's-nest moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bird's-nest moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTineidae
  6. genusTinea
  7. SpeciesTinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794

Synonyms Tinea ganomella, Tinea lapella

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • mol trojtečnýCzech
  • TrepunktredemølDanish
  • pistepesäkoiFinnish
  • hárompettyes fészekmolyHungarian
  • 세점좀나방Korean
  • Tritaškė lizdinė kandisLithuanian
  • punktreirmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gele pelsmotDutch
  • Mól gniazdownikPolish
  • moľa trojbodáSlovak
  • trepunktsbomalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bird's-nest moth

Other species in the same genus Tinea.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the bird's-nest moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the bird's-nest moth for 1 country: Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the bird's-nest moth?

The bird's-nest moth (Tinea trinotella) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bird's-nest moth (Tinea trinotella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/birds-nest-moth

MLA

“Bird's-nest moth (Tinea trinotella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/birds-nest-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{birds_nest_moth_2026,
  title = {Bird's-nest moth (Tinea trinotella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/birds-nest-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}