Pachythelia villosella
Pachythelia villosella | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | Pachythelia |
Species: | P. villosella |
Binomial name | |
Pachythelia villosella (Ochsenheimer, 1810) | |
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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
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- ^ 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