Case-making clothes moth vs Plain Clothes

Tinea pellionella compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Case-making clothes moth is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Case-making clothes moth	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Tineidae	Tineidae
Genus same	Tinea	Tinea
Species	Tinea pellionella	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Case-making clothes moth and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tinea.

Conservation Status

Case-making clothes moth

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Case-making clothes moth	Plain Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom