Does anyone know what species of moth this is?

Question

I've seen a few of them flying around my house

http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/Clothes_Moth_Adult.jpg

Answer 1

It is called Clothes Moth or Clothing Moth.

Here are some info

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Tineoidea

Family: Tineidae

Genus: Tineola

Species: T. bisselliella

Binomial name

Tineola bisselliella

(Hummel, 1823)

It says they are notorious for feeding on clothing and natural fibres; they have the ability to turn keratin, a protein present in hair and wool, into food. Clothing moths prefer dirty fabric and are particularly attracted to carpeting and clothing that contain human sweat or other liquids which have been spilled onto them. They are attracted to these areas not for the food but for the moisture. Moth larvae do not drink water; consequently their food must contain moisture.

Here are more pictures from the Web:

http://ukmoths.org.uk/images/0236Tineola...

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/DOM...

http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/wp-content...

I hope it do helps!

--Arnela Mae