Clothes moths
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Hexapoda (subphylum) > Insecta (class) > Lepidoptera (order) > Tineoidea (superfamily) > Tineidae (family)
Descripción
General term referring to members of several species in various genera, having in common that they are small moths that have larva that feed upon and form a chrysalis case from stored fabrics, and thus are destructive to woollen fabrics, feathers, furs, and similar organic materials.
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Otros términos
- 衣蛾 [zh]
- yī é [zh]
- yi e [zh]
- i e [zh]
- clothes moth [en]
- moths, clothes [en]
- clothes-moths [en]