COMMON CLOTHES MOTH DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT: Extensive
distribution covering most of the globe, with the exception of
the tropics. The clothes moth is relatively tolerant of low
temperature, although it is considered to be an indoor insect.
Associated with natural and animal products such as fiber, fur,
fertilizers, feathers etc. Contrary to the obvious inferences
from this information, T. Bisselliella is not often associated
with birds nests. Females actively search for suitable sites for
oviposition such as natural fiber, cloth etc. Larvae will
generally emerge at temperatures above 10° c. Very soon after
hatch, larvae will begin construction of a tunnel from silk,
fecal, and other materials found in the immediate area. These
tunnels act as shelter during the day, offering the larvae good
camouflage, from which they will emerge at night in order to
feed. Larvae will pass through approximately five instars,
although under adverse conditions there may be as many as 40
moults. Pupation occurs within the tunnel