Oecophoridae : Oecophorinae
White-shouldered House-moth
ENDROSIS sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758)
White-shouldered House-moth
ENDROSIS sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 15-21mm
Worldwide Distribution: With its interaction with humans this moth can now be found virtually worldwide.
UK Distribution: Common and widespread throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Inside homes : Inside buildings : Sheds & Barns
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Can be found at any stage throughout the year
Observations: This moth, a regular visitor to homes is easily distinguishable from its similar species H.pseudospretella by having a white head and thorax.
The forewing is whitish, speckled with dark brown markings. There are varying degrees of whitish spots on the costa with the brightest occuring about three quarters along the costa.
Other larval foods include the following items such as dried fruits, cereals (including bran and flour) and other seeds, potatoes & rotting wood.
Like other endrosis species the moth can be found at rest during the day on walls in buildings and at night is attracted to light.
Worldwide Distribution: With its interaction with humans this moth can now be found virtually worldwide.
UK Distribution: Common and widespread throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tinea) sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758
- Alucita betulinella Fabricius, sensu Hübner, 1825
- Not Specified
Habitat: Inside homes : Inside buildings : Sheds & Barns
Similar Species -
- Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella Stainton, 1849
Overwinters as: Can be found at any stage throughout the year
Observations: This moth, a regular visitor to homes is easily distinguishable from its similar species H.pseudospretella by having a white head and thorax.
The forewing is whitish, speckled with dark brown markings. There are varying degrees of whitish spots on the costa with the brightest occuring about three quarters along the costa.
Other larval foods include the following items such as dried fruits, cereals (including bran and flour) and other seeds, potatoes & rotting wood.
Like other endrosis species the moth can be found at rest during the day on walls in buildings and at night is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
White-shouldered House Moth larvae are Detritophagous feeding from Detritus and plants from the following families
White-shouldered House Moth larvae are Detritophagous feeding from Detritus and plants from the following families
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Malvaceaea - The Mallow Family
- Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra
- Theobroma cacao - Cacao Tree
- Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Oecophoridae Oecophorinae Oecophorini ENDROSIS Hübner, 1825 Endrosis sarcitrella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Alucita betulinella Fabricius, sensu Hübner, 1825 - PHALAENA (Tinea) sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena (Tinea) sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena fenestrella Scopoli, 1763 = Endrosis fenestrella Scopoli, 1763 = Endrosis lactella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Tinea lactella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Alucita betulinella sensu Hübner, 1796 = Endrosis betulinella Hübner, 1818–19 = Tinea betulinella sensu Hübner, 1825 = Endrosis kennecottella Clemens, 1860 = Endrosis kennicottella Clemens, 1860 = Endrosis subditella Walker, 1864 = Gelechia subditella Walker, 1864 = Endrosis lactella var. antarctica Staudinger, 1899 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title Page : p.536 - n.255 - Not Specified |