Carpet-moth
Trichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The carpet-moth (Trichophaga tapetzella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the carpet-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
- Not recorded
Where does the carpet-moth live?
Not recorded
Is the carpet-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 carpet-moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusTrichophaga
- SpeciesTrichophaga tapetzella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Phalaena tapetzella, Tinea palaestrica, Tinea pulchella, Tinea tapetzella, Tinea tapezella, Trichophaga palaestrica, Trichophaga pulchella, Trichophaga tapetiella
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Tapestry mothEnglish
- mol čalounovýCzech
- Gwyfyn TapestriWelsh
- TapetmølDanish
- TapetenmotteGerman
- tapettikoiFinnish
- Mite des tapisFrench
- takácsmolyHungarian
- Tignola dei tappetiItalian
- ジュウタンガJapanese
- Kiliminė kandisLithuanian
- tapetmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- RoomtipjeDutch
- Mól tapetowyPolish
- Моль ковроваяRussian
- moľa tapetováSlovak
- tapetmalSwedish
- Gwyfynod TapestriWelsh
- TapijtmotDutch
Relatives of the carpet-moth
Other species in the same genus Trichophaga.
CompareCarpet-moth vs Hide clothesCarpet-moth vs Trichophaga atripunctellaCarpet-moth vs Trichophaga bipartitellaCarpet-moth vs Trichophaga cuspidata
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the carpet-moth?
The carpet-moth (Trichophaga tapetzella) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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