Phereoeca praecox
Gozmány & Vári, 1973
Phereoeca praecox is a of in the , first described by Gozmány & Vári in 1973. Records indicate presence in West Africa (Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) and at least two confirmed records in South Carolina, USA. The species belongs to a whose members are commonly known as or related , though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented in accessible literature.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Phereoeca praecox: /fɛr.iˈiː.kə ˈpriː.kɒks/
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Distribution
West Africa (Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) and South Carolina, USA. GBIF records confirm presence in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Gambia, and Nigeria. Published records document at least two occurrences in South Carolina.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- The Curious Case of the Large Blue Butterfly -- a Conservation Success Story
- Fun with eucraniines! My hi | Beetles In The Bush
- Heliconiidae | Beetles In The Bush
- Two Records of Phereoeca praecox (Tineidae) in South Carolina and Observations on Its Biology