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

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

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]


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 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
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