Horn moth
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The horn moth (Ceratophaga vastellus) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: South Africa.
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Quick facts about the horn 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 horn 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 horn moth is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the horn 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 horn moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusCeratophaga
- SpeciesCeratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms Ceratophaga gigantella, Ceratophaga lucidella, Euplocamus vastellus, Tinea gigantella, Tinea lucidella
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Моль-кератофаг африканскаяRussian
Relatives of the horn moth
Other species in the same genus Ceratophaga.
Gopher tortoise moth
Ceratophaga vicinella
Indian clothes
Ceratophaga haidarabadi
Oriental clothes
Ceratophaga orientalis
CompareHorn moth vs Gopher tortoise mothHorn moth vs Indian clothesHorn moth vs Oriental clothesHorn moth vs Ceratophaga chalcodryas
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the horn moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the horn moth for 1 country: South Africa. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the horn moth?
The horn moth (Ceratophaga vastellus) 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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