Pachythelia villosella

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Pachythelia villosella
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Case
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Larva
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Pachythelia
Species:
P. villosella
Binomial name
Pachythelia villosella
(Ochsenheimer, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Psyche villosellaOchsenheimer, 1810

Pachythelia villosella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Europe. [1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm for males. [2] Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish-ochreous. Forewings and hindwings thinly haired, dark brown or grey brown; veins and base of cilia darker. Females are wingless and have a rounded frontal prominence. [3] Adults are on wing in June and July. [4]

The larvae feed on Calluna and Sarothamnus species from within a case. [5]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. UKmoths
  5. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium