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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Clothes Moths (Tineidae) » Tineinae » Household Casebearer Moths (Phereoeca) » Household Casebearer - Hodges#0390 (Phereoeca uterella)
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Tent bug ? - Phereoeca uterella
Copyright © 2006 Gary R. McClellan

Tent bug ? - Phereoeca uterella
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
September 20, 2006
Size: 1/2 inch
New to this. Help. Observing this bug gathering on the side of my house.What's the attraction? What are its qualities? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank You - gary

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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 20 September, 2006 - 8:52pm
Last updated 12 September, 2010 - 8:32am

Moved
Moved from Household Casebearer Moths.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 October, 2006 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

Reminds me of the Household Casebearer,
Phereoeca uterella. They belong to the Clothes Moth family Tineidae. Most people notice the case but not the caterpillars themselves, which mostly feed on wools and spider webs, so may be a potential pest. An intersting find. Welcome to BugGuide!
… Stephen Luk, 20 September, 2006 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

 
casebearer
Hey Stephen Thank You I had an interesting "find" today. I remembered the cedar chest on the lanai that for years has stored my 30 yr old sweaters from up north. I had forgotten they were in there.
I appreciate the feedback. Guess I'll stop feeding them.- gary
… Gary R. McClellan, 22 September, 2006 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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