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Pachythelia villosella

Pachythelia villosella
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Case
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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.

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.



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