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Originally Posted by JRsbugs  I think this is correct! Don't ask me how I got there, lol, look at this Italian site and enalrge the pic showing several images. One shows the larva end which has the same pattern as yours I think! Collezione entomologica - scatole biologiche
Hmm, the image isn't showing on the link so you will have to take another route.
Trying this link, highlight Pachytelia villosella (photo) then click on the green arrow at bottom right of the box. Collezione entomologica - scatole biologiche |
Thanks Charlie and especially Janet - lot of effort there chuck, excellent work.
Pachytella villosella does look very good from the case - I gather thats a good way to ID these, especially of course where the females dont come out.
Anyway, heres another nice close up of the front end, showing the first segments quite well.
The belgian site notes broom and heather as food plants/case material sources and certainly while there are large forests of Aleppo Pine where I found them (the generally limestone island of Alonnisos, in the Sporades - there were two making their way up an old church wall overlooking the sea), there are some mediterannean broom spp, plus lots of very tall heathers, Erica verticallata especially in profusion, so that fits too.
Here we are, any further thoughts?
Cant quite find the caterpillar markings on the sites, but they are very good, well done indeed, gold star!!
Cheers
Ken
