Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Tinea pellionella?

Tried running the trap within the garage and got a nice December moth and Light Brown Apple Moth so it seems to work for me.

Also found this inside the house - can it be ID'd as Tinea pellionella?

If it needs it's bits checked can someone tell me how I need to prepare it and and where to send it?





Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford


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4 comments:

  1. Peter Hall6 December 2017 at 09:59

    It does need its bits checking, although in my experience I've only ever seen pellionella. Put it in a small tube with data label and pop it in the freezer. Take it out after about an hour or so and take the lid off to dry it a little bit to prevent it going mouldy in the post. I'll mail you my address off group.

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  2. Mark Griffiths6 December 2017 at 10:10

    ok Peter, thanks!

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  3. Peter Hall22 December 2017 at 11:28

    Just to update you all on this one, it turns out to be Tinea dubiella rather than the expected pellionella, so it is still worth potting up those small house moths indoors.

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  4. Dave Wilton22 December 2017 at 16:10

    Nice result! JRL's maps suggest that the moth isn't known yet from VC23 (or VC24 for that matter) so it could be a county first. I'm sure Martin Corley would be pleased to hear about it.

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