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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Psyche casta
Psyche casta(Pallas, 1767)
  1. Psychidae
  2. Psychinae
  3. Psychini
  4. Psyche
  5.  casta
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TL: Europe

MU

11-15 mm

FU

5 mm

  • Austria
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVakonoš stromový
    DanskLille stråsækbærer
    DeutschGemeiner Sackträger
    DeutschKleiner Rauch-Sackträger
    Eesti keelHarilik koimärslane
    EnglishCommon Sweep
    FrançaisPsyché lustrée
    FrançaisPsyche lustrée
    LietuviųMažoji psychė
    NederlandsGewone zakdrager
    NorskLiten stråsekkspinner
    SlovenčinaVreckovec stromový
    SuomeksiPieni savupussikas
    SvenskaMindre stråsäckspinnare
    РусскийМешочница чистая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeCentaurea nigraBlack Knapweed
    BetulaceaeAlnus incanaGrey Alder
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    PoaceaeGramineaeGrass
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Male.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Inowrocław

Male.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Juniper Hill

Male.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Female.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Juniper Hill

Female.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Larval hiding place.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larval hiding place.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larval hiding place.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Larval hiding place.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Tchórznica Włościańska

Larval hiding place.

Thomas HuetFrance, Clitourps

Larval hiding place.

Peter SealPoland, Gdynia-Chwarzno
Extinct
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