Dasmophora xerospila
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Dasmophora xerospila is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: French Guiana.
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Quick facts about Dasmophora xerospila
- 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 Dasmophora xerospila 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.
Dasmophora xerospila is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Dasmophora xerospila 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 Dasmophora xerospila classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusDasmophora
- SpeciesDasmophora xerospila Meyrick, 1919
Relatives of Dasmophora xerospila
Other species in the same family Tineidae.
Clothing moth
Tineola bisselliella
Corn moth
Nemapogon granella
Case-bearing clothes
Tinea pellionella
Carpet-moth
Trichophaga tapetzella
Household casebearer
Phereoeca uterella
European house moth
Niditinea fuscella
CompareDasmophora xerospila vs Clothing mothDasmophora xerospila vs Corn mothDasmophora xerospila vs Case-bearing clothesDasmophora xerospila vs Carpet-moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Dasmophora xerospila live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Dasmophora xerospila for 1 country: French Guiana. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Dasmophora xerospila?
Dasmophora xerospila (Dasmophora xerospila) 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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CreatureData. (2026). Dasmophora xerospila (Dasmophora xerospila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dasmophora-xerospila
“Dasmophora xerospila (Dasmophora xerospila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dasmophora-xerospila.
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title = {Dasmophora xerospila (Dasmophora xerospila)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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