Phaeoses pileigera
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Phaeoses pileigera is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: South Africa.
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Quick facts about Phaeoses pileigera
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does Phaeoses pileigera live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
Phaeoses pileigera is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Phaeoses pileigera endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is Phaeoses pileigera classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusPhaeoses
- SpeciesPhaeoses pileigera (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms Hieroxestis pileigera
Relatives of Phaeoses pileigera
Other species in the same genus Phaeoses.
ComparePhaeoses pileigera vs Phaeoses amblyxenaPhaeoses pileigera vs Phaeoses argocerosPhaeoses pileigera vs Phaeoses caenologaPhaeoses pileigera vs Phaeoses chalinota
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Phaeoses pileigera live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Phaeoses pileigera for 1 country: South Africa. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Phaeoses pileigera?
Phaeoses pileigera (Phaeoses pileigera) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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