Carpatolechia decorella explained

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.[1]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[2] Forewings are ochreous- whitish, often more or less mixed or wholly suffused with fuscous, sometimes ochreous-mixed ; a black mark alongcosta at base ; stigmata large, black, very irregular, plical sometimes connected with costal mark, first discal much beyond plical. Hindwings somewhat over 1, light grey.[3]

Adults emerge in July and overwinter. They can sometimes be found again in the following spring.[4]

The larvae feed on Quercus and Cornus species. They feed inside a folded leaf their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  2. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330480&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  4. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=767 UKmoths