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White-shouldered moth

Endrosis sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The white-shouldered moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) is a species in the family Oecophoridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the white-shouldered moth

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 white-shouldered moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the white-shouldered moth as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Swedeninvasive
  2. Estonia
  3. Ireland
  4. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the white-shouldered 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 white-shouldered moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyOecophoridae
  6. genusEndrosis
  7. SpeciesEndrosis sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Endrosis antarctica, Endrosis betulinella, Endrosis fenestrella, Endrosis kennicotella, Endrosis kennicottella, Endrosis kennikotella, Endrosis lacteella, Endrosis lactella, Endrosis sarcitea, Endrosis sarcitella, Endrosis subditella, Phalaena lactella, Phalaena sarcitrella, Phalaena sareitrella, Tinea lactella, Tinea sarcitella

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • White shouldered house mothEnglish
  • White-shouldered house mothEnglish
  • White-shouldered house-mothEnglish
  • krásněnka skvrnitáCzech
  • Gwyfyn Tŷ GwarwynWelsh
  • KlistermølDanish
  • KleistermotteGerman
  • sikalakoiFinnish
  • Húsvætti gráaFaroese
  • Teigne de la colleFrench
  • Baltapetė Čiuopiklinė KandisLithuanian
  • klistermøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • WitkopmotDutch
  • Моль мусорнаяRussian
  • zdobka potravinováSlovak
  • vithuvad kornmalSwedish
  • Gwyfynod Tŷ GwarwynWelsh
  • vithövdad skräpmalSwedish
  • vithuvad skräpmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white-shouldered moth

Other species in the same genus Endrosis.

CompareWhite-shouldered moth vs Endrosis apablazaiWhite-shouldered moth vs Endrosis braziliensisWhite-shouldered moth vs Endrosis psammodora

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the white-shouldered moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the white-shouldered moth as invasive in 1 country: Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the white-shouldered moth?

The white-shouldered moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) belongs to the family Oecophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_shouldered_moth_2026,
  title = {White-shouldered moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-shouldered-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}