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Based on the photos I also agree that these are not clothes moths but what I've heard called brown house moths. I was once told that they are related to clothes moths which is why they end up in pheromone lures. Sharon On Dec 12, 2017 12:46 PM, "Tony Irwin" <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > I have to say that none of these moths looks like *Tinea pellionella* or > *Phereoeca > uterella. *My guess is that they are all accidentals from outside. I'm > happy to have a look at some specimens, and will be able to say if they are > one of the pest species, but my familiarity with the North American "wild" > microlepidoptera borders on the non-existent, so approaching a local > lepidopterist might be your best bet for a definitive answer. > Best wishes > Tony > > Dr A.G.Irwin > 47 The Avenues > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > Norwich > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > Norfolk NR2 3PH > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > England > <https://maps.google.com/?q=47+The+Avenues+Norwich+Norfolk+NR2+3PH+England&entry=gmail&source=g> > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 <+44%207880%20707834> > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 <+44%201603%20453524> > > On 12 December 2017 at 15:16, Matthew Mickletz <mmi...@winterthur.org> > wrote: > >> This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. >> To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net >> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> To my eye they are all casemaking clothes moths. They have been known to >> travel through air ducts. >> >> >> >> Matthew A. Mickletz – Manager, Preventive Conservation – Winterthur >> Museum <http://www.winterthur.org/> – 302.888.4752 <(302)%20888-4752> >> >> IPM Working Group Co-Chair >> >> >> >> *From:* pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-owner@museump >> ests.net] *On Behalf Of *Megan Mizuta >> *Sent:* Monday, December 11, 2017 4:32 PM >> *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net >> *Subject:* [pestlist] Moth ID Help >> >> >> >> This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. >> To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net >> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Dear PestList, >> >> >> >> Can anyone identify these two sets of moths? We’ve been finding them in >> mechanical rooms and near exterior doors. The smaller moth (photo “Moth3”) >> has been showing up on pheromone traps with webbing clothes moth and >> casemaking clothes moth lures. Only adults have been found. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Megan >> >> >> >> Megan Mizuta >> >> Associate Registrar, Loans and Exhibitions >> >> mmiz...@nhmu.utah.edu >> >> (801) 587-5774 >> >> Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH) >> <https://nhmu.utah.edu/search-our-collections> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by >> *E.F.A. Project* <http://www.efa-project.org>, and is believed to be >> clean. >> Click here to report this message as spam. >> <http://mail.winterthur.org/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=4C3B2100D72.A62DB&token=b7fc80ba4de4deaa6749a585747acf44> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to >> imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: >> "unsubscribe pestlist" >> Any problems email l...@zaks.com >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to >> imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: >> "unsubscribe pestlist" >> Any problems email l...@zaks.com >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to > imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: > "unsubscribe pestlist" > Any problems email l...@zaks.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" OR just send an email to l...@zaks.com and ask to be removed. Any problems email l...@zaks.com
