Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849)
(Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth)
TribeOecophorini (tubic moths)
SubfamilyOECOPHORINAE (streak and tubic moths)
FamilyOECOPHORIDAE (streak and tubic moths)
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth) :
1: Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth)
31 May 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
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Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth, Brown House-moth)
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