Definition of Trichophaga tapetzella

1. Noun. Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens.

Exact synonyms: Carpet Moth, Tapestry Moth
Generic synonyms: Tineid, Tineid Moth
Group relationships: Genus Trichophaga, Trichophaga

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichophaga Tapetzella

Tricholoma venenata
Tricholomataceae
Trichomanes boschianum
Trichomanes reniforme
Trichomanes speciosum
Trichomonadidae
Trichomonas buccalis
Trichomonas foetus
Trichomonas gallinae
Trichomonas gallinarum
Trichomonas hominis
Trichomonas ovis
Trichomonas suis
Trichomonas tenax
Trichophaga
Trichophaga tapetzella (current term)
Trichophyton concentricum
Trichophyton equinum
Trichophyton megninii
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton schoenleinii
Trichophyton simii
Trichophyton tonsurans
Trichophyton verrucosum
Trichophyton violaceum
Trichopleuris
Trichostema
Trichostema dichotomum
Trichostema lanatum

Literary usage of Trichophaga tapetzella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"The Tapestry Moth (Trichophaga tapetzella L.).—The Tapestry Moth is not as common in this country as the other two clothes moths, and is a larger insect ..."

2. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Trichophaga tapetzella, tapestry moth, basal half of fore wings black, the rest white ; larva constructs burrows or galleries in which it spins a silken ..."

3. Textiles by Paul Henry Nystrom (1916)
"... and the gallery species or tapestry moth (Trichophaga tapetzella L.). "A few other species, which normally infest animal prod- ..."

4. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"Tapestry Moth (Trichophaga tapetzella L.).—Rarer and slightly larger than either of the preceding. Adult.—Head white, basal half of fore wings black; ..."

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