The tapestry moth doesn't eat tapestry

Latin: Trichophaga tapetzella

Pupae and skins after tapestry moth — The larval sheaths with remnants of the empty pupae are left behind when the tapestry moth have left the fabric.

This is the largest of the moths that attack textiles, and it has a tendency to• feed more on coarser materials than the other textile moths, including such things as horse hair, coarse furs and skins.

Like the preceding species it thrives in humid conditions, and nowadays it is found especially in outhouses and stables. It does not attack wallpaper, but is a serious pest of tapestries hung on damp external walls.

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Henri Mourier

Biologist at Statens Skadedyrslaboratorium

Author of:
"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)