Hofmannophila pseudospretella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae. It is monotypic, with the single species Hofmannophila pseudospretella, the brown house moth, which appears to be closely related to species of the genus Borkhausenia.
The egg is elliptical with parallel longitudinal grooves joined by fine transverse lines. The colour ranges from shining white to yellow. Larvae have a brown head with a translucent dull white body and pale yellowish-brown legs. Because of the translucency of the body, it may change colour depending on gut content, in turn dependent on the colour of the fabrics ingested.
The pupa is yellowish brown and composed of strongly hooked setae on terminal abdominal body segments. Mature individuals have pale ochre forewings interspersed with blackish brown patches. Each wing has a prominent discal spot and smaller blackish brown cellular spots. The hindwing is brownish grey, while the head, thorax, and abdomen dark grey-brown. Antennae are simple and threadlike. Wing span is 15 – 26 mm.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown House Moth sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 727th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown House Moth in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown House Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Brown House Moth sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%), Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Oecophoridae
The closest relatives of the Brown House Moth that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Oecophoridae, Concealer Moths) are Forked Tabby (about 10%), Golden-Brown Tubic (about 10%) and Gold-Base Tubic (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown House Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
