Most people have the wrong idea about moths that it eats cloth. Caterpillars are the main culprit behind this, not the adult moths. The process starts with the laid eggs of adult moths. As caterpillars are textile pests and are fond of keratin they dig holes or, eat your clothes. Case-making and webbing cloth moths are famous for eating fabric and clothes. They can eat anything with cloth, fiber, and keratin in it. Like a blanket, bedsheet, curtains, fur, upholstery, carpets, leathers, lint, wool, cotton, cashmere, also silk.