Dahlica lichenella

The Lichen Case-bearer (Dahlica lichenella) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Europe[1] and has also been recorded in North America.[2]

Dahlica lichenella
Case and exuvia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Dahlica
Species:
D. lichenella
Binomial name
Dahlica lichenella
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Tinea lichenella Linnaeus, 1761
  • Phalaena lichenella
  • Dahlica norvegica Strand, 1919

The wingspan is 13–16 mm for males. They have dark wings with lighter grey spots. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing from March to April or the beginning of May in western Europe.[3]

The larvae feed on lichen, algae and plant remains from within a case. The case is covered in granules of sand, lichen and/or algae.[4] Larvae can be found from June to March and overwinter. Pupation takes place within the case in March or April.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. UKmoths
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