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Bag Moth - Pachythelia villosella
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rmc



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Fairly rare, female is flightless and it is only found in Hampshire (New Forest) and Dorset. Female collects various twigs etc for protection and camouflage.
· Date: Wed February 29, 2012 · Views: 762
· Filesize: 103.6kb, 837.0kb · Dimensions: 1142 x 1582 ·
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PMG

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Wed February 29, 2012 11:34pm

I will keep my eyes skinned for this while down in Dorset this year then!

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The Woodman

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Thu March 1, 2012 8:16am

Is any bit of the moth visible here? Is the camouflage arranged similar to case bearing caddis larvae?
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