Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00345
Phereoeca allutella
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About Phereoeca allutella
Phereoeca allutella belongs to Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
Phereoeca allutella is a case-bearing moth. The cited account explicitly attributes observations to this species, including successful rearing in Panama on dead mosquitoes and hair. It distinguishes those observations from the closely related P. uterella. A portable larval case is therefore relevant, but another household casebearer's entire life history should not be substituted for this species.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Recorded from Kauaʻi in recent Hawaiian Lepidoptera records.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Phereoeca allutella
- Family
- Tineidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Phereoeca allutella belongs to Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.