This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- I would say this was a Case-bearing clothes moth Tinea pellionella, given the dark spots on its wings. I can recommend the attached for basic identification and characteristic purposes if you havent already comes across it.
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/media/com_form2content/documents/c1/a601/f 6/insect-pests-historic-houses-poster.pdf http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/media/com_form2content/documents/c1/a316/f 6/001204.pdf?phpMyAdmin=OYNyINPdn3sQmoXugKH1gcCLSW0 As Christian suggests, it would be worth checking the organic articles around the area where you found it. Kind regards Linda Kemp Freelance Conservator/Restorer Apprentice Piece on display.JPGWorking on Hammock 4.JPGhttp://www.stupidlondon.com/idairy/iwlskel.jpg e-mail: [email protected] tel: +44 (0) 20 7232 2150 mobile: +44 (0) 7946 634947 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ana Carolina Delgado Vieira Sent: 23 January 2014 18:51 To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Moth identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dears, We caught this moth in our storage area in last December. I hope the picture could help! We would appreciate any help for identifying this specimen. Thank you in advance! Best regards! Ana Carolina Delgado Vieira Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia - MAE/USP Laboratório de Conservação e Restauro Tel/Fax:(11) 3091-4695 E-mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected]
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