Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758
(Case-making Clothes Moth, Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTinea pellionella (Case-making Clothes Moth, Case-bearing Clothes Moth)
GenusTinea (a genus of tineid moths)
SubfamilyTINEINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyTINEIDAE (tineid micro-moths)
SuperfamilyTINEOIDEA (bagworm and tineid micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tinea pellionella (Case-making Clothes Moth, Case-bearing Clothes Moth) :
1: Tinea pellionella (Case-making Clothes Moth, Case-bearing Clothes Moth)
15 Jun 2011 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male . Photos: Male genitalia prep
Image 1: Male - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 2: Male genitalia prep. - aedeagus - microscope low magnificationImage 3: Male genitalia prep. - aedeagus - microscope low magnification (2)Image 4: Male genitalia prep. - microscope low magnification
2: Tinea pellionella (Case-making Clothes Moth, Case-bearing Clothes Moth)
19 Jun 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larval and pupal cases, on old walking socks and woollen insole in bottom of wardrobe . Photos: larval cases, larvae, pupal exuvia, adult moth
Image 1: Larval cases - a selection of cases made from old walking socksImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Adult - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Larva extending from case - magnifiedImage 5: Larva extending from case - magnified (2)Image 6: Larva extending from case - magnified (3)Image 7: Larva extending from case - magnified (4)Image 8: Larva extending from case - magnified (5)Image 9: Larva extending from case - magnified (6)Image 10: Larva extending from case - magnified (7)Image 11: Larva extending from case - magnified (8)Image 12: Larval case - highly enlargedImage 13: Larval case with larva - highly enlargedImage 14: Larval case with larva - highly enlarged (2)Image 15: Larva shortly extending from case - magnifiedImage 16: Larva shortly extending from case - magnified (2)Image 17: Larva well extended from case - magnifiedImage 18: Pupal exuvia - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 19: Pupal exuvia - in situ - highly enlargedImage 20: Pupal exuvia - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 21: Pupal exuvia - lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 22: Pupal exuvia - ventral view - highly enlarged

Tinea pellionella (Case-making Clothes Moth, Case-bearing Clothes Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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