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Definition of Tinea pellionella
1. Noun. The larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins.
Generic synonyms: Clothes Moth
Group relationships: Genus Tinea, Tinea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinea Pellionella
Literary usage of Tinea pellionella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1881)
"His larva is that of a case- making species—Tinea pellionella, Linn., while his
imago is ... Tinea pellionella, Linn., Sys- tema Natura, loth edition, p. ..."
2. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1890)
"The Clothes Moth Tinea pellionella, as well as tha other two species of Clothes
... Tinea pellionella, Linn., in the perfect state, is a small, gray moth, ..."
3. Practical Zoölogy: An Elementary Text-book Treating of the Structure, Life by Alvin Davison (1906)
"Larva of clothes moth (Tinea pellionella) half out of its case. ... The ordinary
clothes moth (Tinea pellionella) may be distinguished from the above ..."
4. Report on Economic Zoology by Frederick Vincent Theobald (1903)
"The Case-making Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella, L., is a small moth with wing
expanse of nearly half an inch, the fore wings are yellowish-grey with three ..."
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