| 释义 |
carpet mothnounA drab moth related to the clothes moth, the larvae of which feed on coarse textiles and animal hair.- Trichophaga tapetzella, family Tineidae.
Of the 10,000 or so known species of moth in North America, only three dine on wool: the webbing clothes moth, the casemaking clothes moth, and the carpet moth....- These are not the carpet moths that feed on the fibers in rugs.
- The life cycle of the carpet moth is very similar to the life cycles of other fabric moths.
|