Moths eating your clothes? It's actually their hungry little caterpillars – here's how to get rid of them

By Ying Luo, PhD Candidate at the Research School of Biology, Australian National University
Andreas Zwick, Molecular Systematist, CSIRO

Have you opened your post-lockdown wardrobe, only to discover some of your beautiful summer clothes have holes in them? You’re probably blaming clothes moths but the real culprits are the larvae (caterpillars).

But who are these moths? The fact that they’re feeding on your precious clothes, fabrics and yarn actually reflects an interesting and – for moths – unusual biology.

Read more: Curious Kids: How do moths eat our clothes? …

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