case-bearing clothes moth
tinea pellionella latin

Invalid scientific names (junior synonyms and others) of the Case-bearing Clothes Moth are:

The Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) is a species of tineoid moth.

The caterpillars live in small portable cases they build from debris held together with their own silk, just like those of the Case-bearing Clothes Moth (T. pellionella) and other relatives.

Control measures for Case-bearing Clothes Moth infestations are the same as for the Common Clothes Moth (Tineola bisselliella); see there.

But they are not notably synanthropic and generally eat only food that is outdoors; unlike the closely related Case-bearing Clothes Moth (T. pellionella) the present species is rarely if at all recorded as a pest.

The Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) is a species of tineoid moth.