Clothing moth
Tineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The clothing moth (Tineola bisselliella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the clothing 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 clothing moth live?
Not recorded
Is the clothing 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 clothing moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusTineola
- SpeciesTineola bisselliella (Hummel, 1823)
Synonyms Tinea bisselliella, Tinea crinella, Tinea destructor, Tinea flavifrontella, Tinea lanariella, Tineola crinella, Tineola destructor, Tineola furciferella, Tineola lanariella
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Common clothes mothEnglish
- Common clothes-mothEnglish
- Webbing clothes mothEnglish
- foroñu la ropaAsturian
- mol šatníCzech
- Pryf DilladWelsh
- TøjmølDanish
- Echte KleidermotteGerman
- Polilla de la ropaSpanish
- vaatekoiFinnish
- KlæðishúsvættiFaroese
- Mite des vêtementsFrench
- עש הבגדיםHebrew
- RuhamolyHungarian
- Tignola dei criniItalian
- コイガJapanese
- 작은옷좀나방Korean
- Drabužinė kandisLithuanian
- klesmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- KlerenmotDutch
- Mól włosienniczekPolish
- Моль платянаяRussian
- muohcuNorthern Sami
- moľa šatováSlovak
- Текстилни мољацSerbian
- malSwedish
- Міль хатняUkrainian
- Pryfed DilladWelsh
- KlædemølDanish
- KleidermotteGerman
- klädesmalSwedish
- klädmalSwedish
Relatives of the clothing moth
Other species in the same genus Tineola.
CompareClothing moth vs Tineola anaphecolaClothing moth vs Tineola capnogrammaClothing moth vs Tineola corticina
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the clothing moth?
The clothing moth (Tineola bisselliella) 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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