Oecophoridae
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Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is s
Oecophorinae
Stathmopoda pedella (Stathmopodinae) near Ilmenau (Thuringia, Germany)
Hofmannophila
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Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae. It is monotypic, with the single species Hofmannophila pseudospretella, the brown house moth, which appears to be closely r
Oecophoridae
…the white-shouldered house moth (Endrosis sarcitrella), which is a widely distributed moth that has caterpillars that infest stored grain, and the brown house moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella), which feeds on textiles and carpets as well as stored foodstuffs. Concealer moths have also been put to useful service…
Hofmannophila pseudospretella M
Hofmannophila pseudospretella W1
Figs. 13, 13a, 13b larvae in various stages of growth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Trawscoed, North Wales, July 2012