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Household Casebearer Moth

Phereoeca uterella

Photo by LivanEscudero
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25.7075, -80.4043

Field Notes

Habitat:

in homes

Notes:

caterpillar in case (pic 2) commonly seen in houses stuck to the wall or ceilings.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Thank you! My grandmother called them plaster bugs.
Thanks for sharing! Now I know what the adults look like; we see a lot of these caterpillars around the house.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2012

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