---
title: "Brown House Moth"
description: "Hofmannophila pseudospretella — Insects & spiders. Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/brown-house-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown House Moth

> Hofmannophila pseudospretella — Insects & spiders. Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Hofmannophila pseudospretella*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 14371
- Wikidata: [Q5876818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5876818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129570](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129570)

## Names

- en: Brown House Moth
- de: Samenmotte
- es: Polilla casera marrona
- fr: Teigne des semences
- nl: Bruine huismot

## Countries with the most observations

GB (4863), DE (1389), DK (813), US (776), NZ (667), NL (529), FR (423), AU (297), CA (292), BE (238), SE (181), AT (125)

## Summary

Hofmannophila is a genus of moths in the concealer moth family Oecophoridae. It is monotypic, with the single species Hofmannophila pseudospretella, the brown house moth, which appears to be closely related to species of the genus Borkhausenia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofmannophila

## Photo

![Brown House Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-house-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephan Kleinfelder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365650644

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-house-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).