🦋Phereoeca uterella

Phereoeca uterella (Walsingham, 1897)

Phereoeca uterella, known by the vernacular names plaster bagworm and household casebearer, is a moth species in family Tineidae. It occurs in tropical climates, where it is common in houses, and is presumed native to the Neotropical realm. In the Americas, it has been recorded from Brazil, Guyana, and the southern United States as well as the Virgin Islands and Trinidad, and tentatively identified from Tobago.

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Conservation status

Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Phereoeca uterella yet.

Key measurements

Body mass: not recorded
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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Everything we know about the Phereoeca uterella

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Wingspan

9.75 maverage8–12 m · range across sexes

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Species-level value synthesised as the mean of: female, male.

By sex

Female12 mWikidataQ7181462
Male8 mWikidataQ7181462

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