Pachythelia villosella
| Pachythelia villosella | |
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| 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.
The wingspan is 13–15 mm for males. 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. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Calluna and Sarothamnus species from within a case.