Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

Famous for its larvae's hearty appetite for wool, fur, and even dried pantry snacks, this moth is a common resident of cozy indoor spaces. Its bronze-brown wings feature dark spots that help it blend perfectly into the shadows of a quiet cupboard.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
2.
caterpillar
A voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
3.
cocoon
A silk cocoon spun in leaf litter or soil while the body remodels into a winged adult.
4.
moth
A winged adult with feathery antennae and scaled wings, most active after dark.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Hofmannophila
Species: Hofmannophila pseudospretella