poultry house moth
(Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus))


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Tineoidea
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Tineinae
Genus: Niditinea
Subject: Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus)

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
brown-dotted clothes moth

Related Scientific Names:
Niditinea fuscipunctella (Hawthorne) (Synonym)
Niditinea spretella (Dennis & Schiffermuller) (Synonym)
Tinea fuscapunctella (Hayworth) (Synonym)