Pale corn clothes
Nemapogon variatella (Clemens, 1859)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The pale corn clothes (Nemapogon variatella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the pale corn clothes
- 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 pale corn clothes live?
Not recorded
Is the pale corn 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 pale corn clothes classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusNemapogon
- SpeciesNemapogon variatella (Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms Nemapogon infirmella, Nemapogon personella, Tinea apicisignatella, Tinea fulvisuffusella, Tinea infimella, Tinea personella, Tinea secalella, Tinea variatella
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Pale corn clothes mothEnglish
- pinokääpäkoiFinnish
- fehérfejű gombamolyHungarian
- Grybinė kandisLithuanian
- broket kjukemøllNorwegian Bokmål
- Gehoekt kroeskopjeDutch
- Моль грибнаяRussian
- moľa trúdnikováSlovak
- gårdsvampmalSwedish
- personsvampmalSwedish
Relatives of the pale corn clothes
Other species in the same genus Nemapogon.
Corn moth
Nemapogon granella
Cork moth
Nemapogon cloacella
Barred white clothes
Nemapogon clematella
White-speckled clothes
Nemapogon koenigi
Black-patched Nemapogon
Nemapogon angulifasciella
Pale Devon clothes
Nemapogon inconditella
ComparePale corn clothes vs Corn mothPale corn clothes vs Cork mothPale corn clothes vs Barred white clothesPale corn clothes vs White-speckled clothes
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the pale corn clothes?
The pale corn clothes (Nemapogon variatella) 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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