12.034 BF237

Niditinea fuscella
Brown-dotted Clothes Moth

(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Wingspan c.14 mm.

Distributed throughout much of the British Isles except the far north, the larvae of this 'clothes moth' actually feed in birds' nests and poultry houses, mainly on dried feathers and other dried animal and vegetable matter.

The moths, which are on the wing from May to September, generally fly from late afternoon onwards.

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Flight period

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Records per month

Month	Records
January	1
February	2
March	4
April	6
May	22
June	41
July	42
August	19
September	12
October	6
November	1
December	1