Hofmannophila: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Hofmannophila lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Oecophoridae

Where does the Hofmannophila live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hofmannophila in 15 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: New Zealand. In Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United Kingdom
Sweden (introduced)
Norway
Germany
Denmark (introduced)
France (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Switzerland
New Zealand
Netherlands (introduced)
Canada (introduced)
United States
Australia
Austria
Luxembourg

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Hofmannophila?

The Hofmannophila (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Oecophoridae, genus Hofmannophila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hofmannophila

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hofmannophila (revision 1354841182), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5876818 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).