Pachythelia villosella

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;

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]

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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
^ UKmoths
^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.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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