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The case-bearing clothes moth (''Tinea pellionella'') is a species of tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. It is the type species of the genus ''Tinea'', which in turn is the type genus of the subfamily, family, as well as the superfamily Tineoidea.〔Pitkin, B. and P. Jenkins. (2004). (''Tinea''. ) Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.〕〔(Species ''Tinea pellionella'' Linnaeus, 1758. ) Australian Biological Resources Study. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australian Government.〕〔(''Tinea pellionella'' Linnaeus, 1758. ) Fauna Europaea. Version 2.4, 2011.〕 Its scientific name is derived from "tinea", a generic term for micromoths, and the Latin term for a furrier, ''pellionellus''. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide.〔Cheema, P. S. (1956). (Studies on the bionomics of the case-bearing clothes moth, ''Tinea pellionella'' (L.) ) ''Bulletin of Entomological Research'' 47(1), 167-82.〕 It is synanthropic; the adult is typically encountered during summer and early autumn, but populations that live in human dwellings may be seen at other times of the year.〔Kimber, I. (Case-bearing Clothes Moth, ''Tinea pellionella''. ) UKMoths. 2013.〕 ''Tinea pellionella'' is silvery grey to shiny light brown in color, with dark grayish hairs on the top of its head.〔()〕 The adult of this species has a wingspan of 9 to 16 millimeters. Its forewings are grizzled brown with one large spot and a few smaller, indistinct black spots. The hindwings are plain pale brown-grey. The forewings, but especially the hindwings are surrounded by a hairy fringe. The larva eats mainly fibrous keratin, such as hairs and feathers. It can become a pest when it feeds on carpets, furs, upholstery, and woolen fabrics. It also consumes detritus, cobwebs, bird nests (particularly of the domestic pigeon), stored vegetable produce and wallpaper. It stays inside a snug case it constructs from debris such as fibers and hairs.〔〔Grabe, A. (1942). (Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ("Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"). ) ''Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins'' 27: 105-09. (in German)〕 Control measures for the case-bearing clothes moth are similar to those for the common clothes moth (''Tineola bisselliella''), and include physical, chemical, and biological measures. Being a widespread species and often affiliated with humans, ''T. pellionella'' was among the first moths to be scientifically described in the modern sense. At that time most moths were included in a single genus ''"Phalaena"'', but ''Tinea'' was already recognized as a distinct subgenus. Some later researchers who studied this moth erroneously believed they had discovered populations formerly unknown to science and described them as new species, but today these are all included within ''T. pellionella''. Obsolete scientific names for this moth thus may be encountered in the literature, and include:〔(''Tinea pellionella''. ) Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Natural History Museum, London.〕 * ''Phalaena'' (''Tinea'') ''pellionella'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Phalaena zoolegella'' Scopoli, 1763 * ''Tinea demiurga'' Meyrick, 1920 * ''Tinea gerasimovi'' Zagulajev, 1978 * ''Tinea pelliomella'' (''lapsus'') ==References== it:Tarma 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tinea pellionella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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