Phil Sterling (2008): Prior to the Second World War this species was widespread throughout the British Isles and was occasionally a pest species in unheated buidlings. Since then, probably as a result of the prevalence of man-made fibres in materials, and insecticides, numbers have declined dramatically and the moth is only very rarely seen in semi-natural habitats. The moth may be found at rest inside buildlings. The larva feeds mainly on fur, hair or feathers, and has been reared from barn... Read More

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