Pharaoh Moth (Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Indoors within residential or commercial buildings, specifically in closets, storage chests, and behind baseboards.

Larvae feed on keratins found in natural fibers like wool, fur, silk, hair, feathers, and felt.

Larvae construct and live inside a portable silken case (pictured) fused with bits of the material they are eating. They are lucifugous (light-avoiding) and rarely seen flying.

Risks include significant damage to household textiles, clothing, and upholstery. They provide no direct benefit to human environments but serve as decomposers of animal-based debris in nature.