Julie - Oecophoridae includes the Brown House Moth (*Hofmannophila pseudospretella*) and the White-shouldered House Moth (*Endrosis sarcitrella*), both of which can present a danger to stored products, including collections. I don't recognise this species however, so cannot say whether it is an oecophorid, or indeed a potential pest from some other family. Hopefully one of your colleagues from the US will recognise it and suggest what it might be doing there. Best wishes Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 18:54, jmcin...@famsf.org <jmcin...@famsf.org> wrote: > Dr. Irwin, > > That's a good tip about the palps - are Oecophoridae a risk to > collections? My initial search isn't finding much on what dangers they > could pose. At least they don't appear to be clothing moths? > > Julie > > Collections Care Specialist > Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco > > On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 3:21:27 AM UTC-8 dr.ton...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Not *Tinea*, which has much smaller palps - this is more like one of the >> Oecophoridae. Sorry that I'm not familiar with the Nearctic species, so >> can't suggest a likely suspect. >> Tony >> >> Dr A.G.Irwin >> 47 The Avenues >> Norwich >> Norfolk NR2 3PH >> England >> >> mobile: +44(0)7880707834 <+44%207880%20707834> >> phone: +44(0)1603 453524 <+44%201603%20453524> >> >> >> On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 at 21:06, Forrest St. Aubin <for...@saintaubinbce.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I am fairly certain that these are photos of casemaking clothes moths >>> (Tinea pellionella). >>> >>> >>> >>> Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE >>> >>> Consulting Entomologist >>> >>> 12835 Pembroke Circle >>> >>> Leawood, Kansas 66209 >>> >>> Phone: 913.927.9588 <(913)%20927-9588> >>> >>> E-mail: for...@saintaubinbce.com >>> >>> Website: www.saintaubinbce.com >>> >>> >>> >>> “Control your destiny or somebody else will.” >>> >>> >>> >>> Jack Welch >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* pest...@googlegroups.com [mailto:pest...@googlegroups.com] *On >>> Behalf Of *Jo Bjorkman >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 9, 2021 11:21 AM >>> *To:* pest...@googlegroups.com >>> *Subject:* [PestList] Moth found in textile storage area >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello Again Pestlisters, >>> >>> Found this guy in a blunder trap placed in dark storage for textiles, >>> does he pose a threat to wool and silk? Thank you for any help you can >>> provide, Jo >>> >>> >>> >>> Jo Bjorkman (she/her/hers) >>> >>> Collections Associate >>> >>> 920-694-4693 <(920)%20694-4693> (direct) >>> >>> >>> >>> *John Michael Kohler Arts Center* >>> 608 New York Ave >>> Sheboygan, WI 53081 >>> 920.458.6144 <(920)%20458-6144> >>> *jmkac.org <http://www.jmkac.org/>* >>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/jmkac/> | Instagram >>> <https://www.instagram.com/jmkac/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/JMKAC> >>> | Vimeo <https://vimeo.com/jmkac> | YouTube >>> <https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnMichaelKohlerArtsCenter> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MuseumPests" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to pestlist+u...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/DM6PR20MB27622912E18B1B7BEBD89C24B6929%40DM6PR20MB2762.namprd20.prod.outlook.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/DM6PR20MB27622912E18B1B7BEBD89C24B6929%40DM6PR20MB2762.namprd20.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MuseumPests" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to pestlist+u...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SN1PR16MB2317427B3C2839937DF9B724AA929%40SN1PR16MB2317.namprd16.prod.outlook.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SN1PR16MB2317427B3C2839937DF9B724AA929%40SN1PR16MB2317.namprd16.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8d0ddfaf-731d-43a2-86a9-2acbc242e341n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8d0ddfaf-731d-43a2-86a9-2acbc242e341n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKO53XfXVzqU7j%2B0aE3yBZU8VQMEuZvE5bee8PQwDaYpaQ%40mail.gmail.com.
