ola ▁b iss elli ella , ▁the ▁common ▁clothes ▁moth ▁or ▁we bb ing ▁clothes ▁moth ▁ ▁T inea ▁p ell ion ella , ▁the ▁case - b ear ing ▁clothes ▁moth . ▁Ob sole te ▁names ▁are : ▁Ph ala ena ▁( T inea ) ▁p ell ion ella , ▁Ph ala ena ▁zoo leg ella , ▁T inea ▁demi urg a , ▁T inea ▁ger as im ovi , ▁and ▁T inea ▁pel li om ella ▁ ▁Tr ich oph aga ▁tap etz ella , ▁the ▁car pet ▁moth ▁or ▁t apest ry ▁moth ▁ ▁Mon op is ▁cro c ic ap it ella , ▁pale - back ed ▁clothes ▁moth . ▁Part icular ly ▁destruct ive ▁of ▁text iles , ▁and ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁increased ▁dram atically ▁in ▁south - west ▁England ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁N id it inea ▁fus cel la , ▁the ▁brown - d otted ▁clothes ▁moth ▁ ▁Diet ▁The ▁lar va e ▁of ▁clothes ▁moth s ▁eat ▁animal ▁fib res , ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁removed ▁by ▁other ▁sc av engers . ▁In ▁human ▁soci eties , ▁gar ments ▁and ▁text iles ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁animal ▁fib res ; ▁several ▁moth ▁species ▁eat ▁them , ▁creating ▁holes ▁and ▁damage , ▁and ▁are ▁consequ ently ▁considered ▁a ▁p est , ▁der iving ▁their ▁generic ▁common ▁name ▁from ▁their ▁di et . ▁Vari ous ▁means ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁rep el ▁or ▁kill ▁moth s . ▁Ph er om one ▁tra ps ▁are ▁also ▁used