On February 1, 1994, the company filed a sound trademark application for the distinctive sound of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine: The mark consists of the exhaust sound of applicant's motorcycles, produced by V-twin, common crankpin motorcycle engines when the goods are in use.
Larvae, or young moths, will also eat paper, dust, and materials covered in oil. Clothes moths are also known to infest deceased insects, hair, and animal remnants that have dried out. Caterpillars make small holes in fabricânot mothsâthough the adult moths may be seen on the surface of clothing that has been damaged.
In fact, itâs a common misconception that adult moths eat fabric. It is their larvae, half-inch caterpillars that spend their roughly 10-day-long life cycle fattening up on the contents of your closet, that leave those telltale holes. And those holes are often the first sign of an infestation. Adult moths are a mere quarter-inch wide and a camouflage-friendly beige-brown, which makes them hard to see. If you do spot moths in your home, donât panic. Chances are they arenât the clothes-eating kind. âThere are 15,000 moth species in the U.S.,â said Bruce Walsh, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona at Tucson. âTo give you a sense of perspective, only two affect clothes.