NOUN
- any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens
How To Use clothes moth In A Sentence
- Now is the time to guard against destructive clothes moths. Times, Sunday Times
- We are speaking, of course, about clothes moths. Times, Sunday Times
- Instead of using fabric softener and to deter clothes moths, rinse your clothes with a solution made from 2 litres of white vinegar and 50 ml of eucalyptus oil, shaken.
- Clothes moths have been around for 25,000 years, or so it is thought. Times, Sunday Times
- The common clothes moth also feeds on tweed, sheepskin and fur. The Sun
- Ascalaphus, with its resplendent wings, and slender, knobbed antennæ so much like those of butterflies, and visions of these beautiful insects fill his mind's eye; or sundry dun-colored caddis flies, modest, delicate neuroptera, with finely fringed wings and slender feelers, create doubts as to whether they are not really allies of the clothes moth, so close is the resemblance. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
- As the larvae hatch, they munch through their surroundings, leaving holes similar to those made by clothes moths. Times, Sunday Times
- Clothes moths are small, with a wing span of about 1cm and brown with a golden or silvery sheen. Times, Sunday Times
- It reported a 20 per cent surge in calls about clothes moths following the mild, wet winter. The Sun
- Yet show me a clothes moth and I am transformed. Times, Sunday Times
