Pachythelia villosella (Ochsenheimer, 1810) Species
Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 1:47 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, only known from the Kempen and LX. Prefers moorland and heatland habitats.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Psychidae > Subfamily: Oiketicinae > Tribus: Acanthopsychini > Genus: Pachythelia > Species: Pachythelia villosella
- Vernacular names
- Grote reuzenzakdrager (NL), Zottiger Sackträger (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Heylaerts F. J. M. 1884. Les Psychides de la Hollande et de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 28: xci–xciv. On page xcii. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Case
Bionomics
The species is mainly recorded by the larval cases. Cases of females are more easily found as they are attached to tree trunks whereas cases of the males stay very low in the vegetation.
Females are apterous and have much reduced legs and stay in their larval cases during their entire life.
The males emerge in the evening, they fly in the sunshine but are also active at night and are then attracted to light.
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Flight periods
.One generation a year: from late April to early July.
Habitat
Moorland and heatland habitats, dry meadows, peat bogs.
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