Karsholtia Explained

Karsholtia is a genus of moths of the family Tineidae. The genus contains the single species Karsholtia marianii. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, France and on Sicily.^[1]

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults are on wing in July.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the decaying trunks of Carpinus betulus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213170312/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433245 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/karsholtia_marianii.aspx Swedish Moths
3. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/BERI_85_0329-0332.pdf HUEMER, P. (1998): Karsholtia marianii (Rebel, 1936), ein bemerkenswerter Neufund eines Kleinschmetterlings für Österreich (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Tineidae), in: Ber.naturw.-med.Ver.Innsbruck 85, 329-333