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Definition of Trichophaga tapetzella
1. Noun. Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens.
Generic synonyms: Tineid, Tineid Moth
Group relationships: Genus Trichophaga, Trichophaga
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichophaga Tapetzella
Literary usage of Trichophaga tapetzella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"The Tapestry Moth (Trichophaga tapetzella L.).—The Tapestry Moth is not as common
in this country as the other two clothes moths, and is a larger insect ..."
2. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Trichophaga tapetzella, tapestry moth, basal half of fore wings black, the rest
white ; larva constructs burrows or galleries in which it spins a silken ..."
3. Textiles by Paul Henry Nystrom (1916)
"... and the gallery species or tapestry moth (Trichophaga tapetzella L.). "A few
other species, which normally infest animal prod- ..."
4. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"Tapestry Moth (Trichophaga tapetzella L.).—Rarer and slightly larger than either
of the preceding. Adult.—Head white, basal half of fore wings black; ..."
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