Family

Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies

Tineidae

30 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyTineidae (Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies)

Species in this group

Coryptilum rutilella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monopis ethelella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lepyrotica delotoma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Edosa xystidophora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Edosa tyrannica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Moerarchis placomorpha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Opogona glycyphaga

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dyotopasta yumaella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monopis icterogastra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Perissomastix agenjoi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acrolophus walsinghami

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Moerarchis australasiella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Moerarchis inconcisella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euplocamus anthracinalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monopis obviella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micrerethista fasciola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ceratophaga vastellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monopis crocicapitella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acrolophus arcanella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monopis meliorella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Opogona comptella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Opogona stereodyta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monopis monachella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acrolophus popeanella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tinea trinotella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Monopis weaverella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Acrolophus plumifrontella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Acrolophus mora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tinea semifulvella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Opogona omoscopa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 30	~30%
	Wool Moth			~10%
	Moerarchis inconcisella			~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			~10%
	Blotched Monopis Moth			~10%
	Edosa xystidophora			<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 30	~30%
	Edosa xystidophora			~10%
	Moerarchis placomorpha			~10%
	Opogona glycyphaga			~10%
	Micrerethista fasciola			~10%
3	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 30	~30%
	Moerarchis inconcisella			~10%
	Moerarchis australasiella			~10%
	Wool Moth			~10%
	Opogona comptella			~10%
	Opogona stereodyta			~10%
4	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	~20%
	Edosa xystidophora			~10%
	Edosa tyrannica			~10%
5	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 30	~20%
	Coryptilum rutilella			~20%
6	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 30	~20%
	Dead Sheep Moth			~20%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 30	~10%
	Yellow-Backed Clothes Moth			~10%
	Bird's-Nest Moth			<5%
	Carrion Moth			<5%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 30	~10%
	White-Blotched Clothes Moth			~10%
	Bird's-Nest Moth			<5%
	Fulvous Clothes Moth			<5%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Dark Acrolophus			<5%
10	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 30	~10%
	Lepyrotica delotoma			~10%
11	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Dyotopasta yumaella			~10%
13	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 30	~10%
	🦋 Perissomastix agenjoi			~10%
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Acrolophus walsinghami			~10%
15	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~10%
	Moerarchis australasiella			~10%
16	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~10%
	Wool Moth			~10%
17	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 30	~10%
	Euplocamus anthracinalis			~10%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 30	~10%
	Horn Moth			~10%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	<5%
	Horn Moth			<5%
20	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 30	<5%
	🦋 Perissomastix agenjoi			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4 of 30	~40%
	Detritus Moth			~20%
	Wool Moth			~10%
	Dead Sheep Moth			~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			~10%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 30	~10%
	Blotched Monopis Moth			~10%
	Edosa xystidophora			<5%
	Wool Moth			<5%
	Moerarchis inconcisella			<5%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 30	~10%
	Wool Moth			~10%
	Moerarchis inconcisella			<5%
	Opogona comptella			<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
5	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
6	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 30	~10%
	Euplocamus anthracinalis			~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Backed Clothes Moth			<5%
7	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Dark Acrolophus			<5%
8	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Acrolophus walsinghami			~10%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
10	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
11	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 30	~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
	Bird's-Nest Moth			<5%
12	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~10%
	Blotched Monopis Moth			~10%
13	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			~10%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
14	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
15	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 30	~10%
	Euplocamus anthracinalis			~10%
16	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
	Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
17	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%
18	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 30	~10%
	Bird Nest Moth			~10%
19	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Acrolophus walsinghami			<5%
20	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 30	<5%
	Bird's-Nest Moth			<5%
21	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
22	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	<5%
	Blotched Monopis Moth			<5%
	Wool Moth			<5%
23	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	<5%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%
24	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
25	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 30	<5%
	Euplocamus anthracinalis			<5%
26	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
27	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
28	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth			<5%
29	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Bird Nest Moth			<5%
30	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 30	<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%
31	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 30	<5%
	Detritus Moth			<5%

Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies

Species in this group

Coryptilum rutilella

Dead Sheep Moth

Lepyrotica delotoma

Edosa xystidophora

Edosa tyrannica

Moerarchis placomorpha

Opogona glycyphaga

Dyotopasta yumaella

Wool Moth

Perissomastix agenjoi

Acrolophus walsinghami

Moerarchis australasiella

Moerarchis inconcisella

Euplocamus anthracinalis

Yellow-Backed Clothes Moth

Micrerethista fasciola

Horn Moth

Bird Nest Moth

Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth

Blotched Monopis Moth

Opogona comptella

Opogona stereodyta

White-Blotched Clothes Moth

Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth

Bird's-Nest Moth

Carrion Moth

Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Dark Acrolophus

Fulvous Clothes Moth

Detritus Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked