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Gold-sheen clothes

Nemapogon ruricolella (Stainton, 1849)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The gold-sheen clothes (Nemapogon ruricolella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the gold-sheen clothes

Weight
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Length
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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 gold-sheen clothes live?

Not recorded

Is the gold-sheen clothes 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 gold-sheen clothes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTineidae
  6. genusNemapogon
  7. SpeciesNemapogon ruricolella (Stainton, 1849)

Synonyms Nemapogon cochylidella, Tinea cochylidella, Tinea ruricolella

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Gold-sheen clothes mothEnglish
  • Okerkleurig kroeskopjeDutch
  • moľa lesnáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gold-sheen clothes

Other species in the same genus Nemapogon.

Corn moth

Nemapogon granella

TineidaeNo free photo yet

Cork moth

Nemapogon cloacella

TineidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGold-sheen clothes vs Corn mothGold-sheen clothes vs Cork mothGold-sheen clothes vs Pale corn clothesGold-sheen clothes vs Barred white clothes

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gold-sheen clothes?

The gold-sheen clothes (Nemapogon ruricolella) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gold-sheen clothes (Nemapogon ruricolella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gold-sheen-clothes

MLA

“Gold-sheen clothes (Nemapogon ruricolella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gold-sheen-clothes.

BibTeX
@misc{gold_sheen_clothes_2026,
  title = {Gold-sheen clothes (Nemapogon ruricolella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gold-sheen-clothes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}