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Household Casebearer Moth

Phereoeca uterella

Habitat:

in homes

Notes:

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

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2 Comments

teri560
teri560 11 years ago

Thank you! My grandmother called them plaster bugs.

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Thanks for sharing! Now I know what the adults look like; we see a lot of these caterpillars around the house.

LivanEscudero
Spotted by
LivanEscudero

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 25, 2011
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012

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