Tineidae : Tineinae
Tinea trinotella
TINEA trinotella Thunberg, 1794
Tinea trinotella
TINEA trinotella Thunberg, 1794
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Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Bird's-nest Moth
Wingspan: 11-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Cree,Cyprus,Luxembourg,Malta,Sicily & Slovenia) : most of western Eurasia
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain and Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar Species -
Observations: Forewing is yellowish flecked with grey with three black spots,the one beyond half being the largest,and a brownish black castal stripe from the base to beyond one third.
Similar to T.semifulvella, although this moth's head is mottled with brown and spots are missing.
Moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 11-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Cree,Cyprus,Luxembourg,Malta,Sicily & Slovenia) : most of western Eurasia
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Great Britain and Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794
- Phalaena pellionella Linnaeus, 1758
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar Species -
- Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828
Observations: Forewing is yellowish flecked with grey with three black spots,the one beyond half being the largest,and a brownish black castal stripe from the base to beyond one third.
Similar to T.semifulvella, although this moth's head is mottled with brown and spots are missing.
Moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
The larva is detritophagous feeding on detritus and food remains found in birds nests such as domestic Pigeon,Chicken etc and woolens.
The larva is detritophagous feeding on detritus and food remains found in birds nests such as domestic Pigeon,Chicken etc and woolens.
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineoidea Tineidae Tineinae TINEA Linnaeus, 1758 Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794 - Phalaena pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 - TINEA trinotella Thunberg, 1794 = Tinea ganomella Treitschke, 1833 = Tinea tripunctella Donovan 1806 = Tinea lapella Hübner 1796 - TINEA Linnaeus, 1758 = Autoses Hübner 1825 = Tineopis Zagulajev 1960 = Acedes Hübner 1825 = Dystinea Börner 1925 - D.D. Dissertatio entomologia sistens insecta svecica 7: 83-98 + pl. Upsala (Johan Erdman). ... praeside Caroli P. Thunberg . Title Page : p.95 - 96 - Tinia trinotella - Not Specified |