Phereoeca coprophaga Davis & Davis, 2020

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Permalink:	PHERCOPR
Higher taxa:	Meessiidae (family)/  Phereoeca (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Davis & Davis, 2020
Citation:	Phereoeca coprophaga, new species
Original genus:	Phereoeca
Publication:	Davis D. R. & Davis M. M. 2020. New species and records of moths from African caves (Lepidoptera: Tineidae).
Journal:	Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Volume:	122
Issue:	3
Pagination:	581–583, figs 3, 9, 16–19, 30

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Phereoeca coprophaga Davis & Davis, 2020	Holotype	♂	USNM	Holotype ♂, USNM	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ca 15 km N of St. Lucia, Bats Sea cave, 28.ii.1978, leg. D. & M. Davis, B. Akerbergs.
Phereoeca coprophaga Davis & Davis, 2020	Paratype	♂	USNM	Paratypes 4♂, 2♀, genitalia slides D. R. Davis 34686♂, 34817♀, 34823♂, USNM.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ca 15 km N of St. Lucia, Bats Sea cave, 28.ii.1978, leg. D. & M. Davis, B. Akerbergs.

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Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Phereoeca coprophaga Davis & Davis, 2020	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Davis D. R. & Davis M. M. 2020. New species and records of moths from African caves (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 582

Plant note:

On bats guano (see D. R. Davis & M. M. Davis 2020: 582).

Davis D. R. & Davis M. M. 2020. New species and records of moths from African caves (Lepidoptera: Tineidae).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Phereoeca coprophaga Davis & Davis, 2020	Undefined coprophagous	Undefined	South Africa	Davis D. R. & Davis M. M. 2020. New species and records of moths from African caves (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 582

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