Carpatolechia alburnella
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Carpatolechia alburnella, the Suffused Groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula)[1] to Siberia.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and heathland.[3]
The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Betula species. They live between spun or folded leaves of their host plant.[5] The species overwinters as an egg.[6]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. 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
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ UK Moths
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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