Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Household Casebearer Moth
Phereoeca uterella (Walsingham, 1897)
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Tineinae
Identification: Forewing gray with up to four spots and a brush of long, lighter gray hair-like scales along inner margin of hindwing; males are smaller, thinner, and have a less distinctive wing pattern than females
Wing Span: male wingspan 0.7-0.9 cm; female wingspan 1.0-1.3 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: old spider webs; may also eat woolen goods
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southern United States
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 07, 2021
Submitted by: BarefootGypsy
Region: Monroe County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2021
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Observation date: Jan 16, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 16, 2021
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Observation date: May 18, 2020
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 19, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2019
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 08, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 07, 2018
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Observation date: Jan 24, 2013
Submitted by: LRSchuene
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: Alan Harvey
Verified date: Aug 07, 2013
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Observation date: Apr 11, 2013
Submitted by: bella8549
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: Alan Harvey
Verified date: Aug 07, 2013
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