Cork Moth vs Webbing Clothes Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cork Moth Webbing Clothes Moth
Scientific Name Nemapogon cloacella Tineola bisselliella
Order Lepidoptera Lepidoptera
Family Tineidae Tineidae
Size 10-16 mm wingspan 6-8 mm body; 12-16 mm wingspan
Habitat Gardens Indoors
Diet Fungus Feeders Omnivores
Regions Europe, Asia, introduced to North America Worldwide
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Cork Moth

A small mottled brown and cream moth that naturally breeds in bracket fungi on trees. It occasionally becomes a pest in wine cellars by boring into corks.

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Did You Know?

Wine collectors dread this moth because its larvae can bore through corks and ruin entire cellars of fine wine.

Webbing Clothes Moth

A small golden-buff moth whose larvae are the primary insect pest of woolen clothing and textiles. Adults are weak fliers that avoid light, preferring dark closets and drawers.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most moths, adults actively avoid light and will run rather than fly when disturbed.