Carpatolechia proximella
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Carpatolechia proximella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except for the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Siberia.[2]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm.The head is whitish. Terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings whitish, irrorated with grey, with a few black scales ; fine black marks on costa near base and before and beyond middle ; two or three black dots or dashes towards base, and one beneath costa at 1/3 ; stigmata black, first discal beyond plical, preceded by a sometimes confluent black dot, another black dot beneath second discal, and a discal dash beyond it ; fuscous costal and tornal spots at 2/3. Hindwings 1, grey.The larva is pale green ; dots black ; head yellowish.[3]
Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Betula and Alnus.
Subspecies
- Carpatolechia proximella proximella
- Carpatolechia proximella peritella (Constant, 1885) (Corsica)
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
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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