We had those. Blighters.Beautiful things but they've totally chewed through my carpet - and woollen carpets ain't two a penny these days.
That top one looks like he's about to tell a story.I took these pix of a Cecropia moth. It’s North America’s biggest.
Seven inches (~20 cm) wing tip to wing tip.
Joe
I believe only a very small number of moth species eat wool. Would love to know which ones...We had those. Blighters.
Haha, yes.Probably this guy. He’s not even trying to hide it.
Joe
I believe only a very small number of moth species eat wool. Would love to know which ones...
Why does Barry White come to mind?Probably this guy. He’s not even trying to hide it.
Joe
Thanks, very useful: I can show this to my wife so we don't have to take wild swipes at any kind of moth.Tineola bisselliella aka The Common Clothes Moth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tineola_bisselliella
It's actually the larvae that do the damage.
That looks very similar to a Cinnabar moth.We see a lot of Five Spot Burnets in the local park. Not as elaborate as some of their kind but they look spectacular on the wing. I also assume they're all goths.
Our locals have tried to turn my rather expensive Merino underwear into string vests.Beautiful things but they've totally chewed through my carpet - and woolen carpets ain't two a penny these days.
Our locals have tried to turn my rather expensive Merino underwear into string vests.
We ended up using this:I tried those organic traps but they just don't work. The carpet's going for a nylon (yuk) one or a wooden floor.
I think you may mean meuths Monsieur!
lavender worked for us.I tried those organic traps but they just don't work. The carpet's going for a nylon (yuk) one or a wooden floor.
lavender worked for us.
Fortunately for me the Towers is infested with Picasso moths. When they have eaten their Cubist designs into the carpet I cut it into squares, frame them and sell them for a fortune.Beautiful things but they've totally chewed through my carpet - and woolen carpets ain't two a penny these days.