Pachythelia villosella

Pachythelia villosella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Europe.^[1]

Pachythelia villosella
Case
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)
Synonyms
Psyche villosella Ochsenheimer, 1810

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]