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Brown House-moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Classification

Class
Insecta

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. Description Egg The egg is elliptical with parallel longitudinal grooves joined by fine transverse lines.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 23,196Germany · 9,193United Kingdom · 6,357France · 407Belgium · 232Switzerland · 125Luxembourg · 49Spain · 29Italy · 26