Carpatolechia decorella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Carpatolechia |
Species: | C. decorella
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Binomial name | |
Carpatolechia decorella | |
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Carpatolechia decorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as in Turkey, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, North Africa and on the Canary Islands. [2]
The wingspan is 11–15 mm. [3] Forewings are ochreous- whitish, often more or less mixed or wholly suffused with fuscous, sometimes ochreous-mixed ; a black mark along costa at base ; stigmata large, black, very irregular, plical sometimes connected with costal mark, first discal much beyond plical. Hindwings somewhat over 1, light grey. [4]
Adults emerge in July and overwinter. They can sometimes be found again in the following spring. [5]
The larvae feed on Quercus and Cornus species. They feed inside a folded leaf their host plant.