Pachythelia villosella | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Encyclopedia of Life | 955799 |
Pachythelia villosella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 13–15 mm for males. They have dull brownish-grey wings. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Calluna and Sarothamnus species from within a case.