Species Characteristics
There are reckoned to be around 2,500 different varieties of moth in the UK. Here are some of the most common. Click on the names to see their specific characteristics.
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Common Clothes Moth - Tineola Bisselliella
Common Clothes Moth – Tineola Bisselliella
10 to 15mm wingspan with a pale buff unmarked forewing.
Brown House Moth - Hofmannophila Pseudospretella
Brown House Moth – Hofmannophila Pseudospretella
15 to 25mm wingspan with a dark buff brown forewing with black and brown spots.
White Shouldered House Moth - Endrosis Sarcitrella
White Shouldered House Moth – Endrosis Sarcitrella
15 to 25mm wingspan with a buff brown forewing. Resembles Brown House Moth but has white scales on head and thorax.