Bird's-nest Moth vs Case-making clothes moth

Tinea trinotella compared with Tinea pellionella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's-nest Moth	Case-making clothes moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Tineidae	Tineidae
Genus same	Tinea	Tinea
Species	Tinea trinotella	Tinea pellionella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's-nest Moth and Case-making clothes moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tinea.

Conservation Status

Bird's-nest Moth

LC — Least Concern

Case-making clothes moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's-nest Moth	Case-making clothes moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's-nest Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Case-making clothes moth

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Bird's-nest Moth

The Bird's-nest Moth (Tinea trinotella) is a species in the genus Tinea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Case-making clothes moth

The Case-making Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) is a species in the genus Tinea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden