Characteristics

Light brown with 2 pale bands running across wings.

Size

1/2" (12mm)

Location

Prefer 80F and higher, found in attics, furniture, usually high in room, does not need much water.

Food

Prefers starchy materials

Life Stages

Does not carry egg case for long; glues egg case to surface; 10-18 eggs per capsule, 70 days to hatch.

Nuisance

Comments

Found all over the US. Infestation usually starts from materials shipped from one place to another.