Species Account for Tinea pellionella
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Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 12.027 
Case-bearing Clothes Moth
Lepidoptera: micromoths: Tineidae
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Taxonomic group: micro moths (Lepidoptera: micromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required
Records: 161
First Record: 1968
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 26
Pre-1992 hectads: 6
Total hectads: 27
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Broad Habitat Data (based on 42 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 161 records with habitat detail and method information)
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