Silver-barred Clothes Moth vs Torquay Clothes

Infurcitinea argentimaculella compared with Infurcitinea albicomella

Key Differences

• Silver-barred Clothes Moth is Near Threatened while Torquay Clothes is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Silver-barred Clothes Moth	Torquay Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Meessiidae	Meessiidae
Genus same	Infurcitinea	Infurcitinea
Species	Infurcitinea argentimaculella	Infurcitinea albicomella

Evolutionary Relationship

Silver-barred Clothes Moth and Torquay Clothes share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Infurcitinea.

Conservation Status

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

NT — Near Threatened

Torquay Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Silver-barred Clothes Moth	Torquay Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Torquay Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden