Carpatolechia decorella
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Carpatolechia decorella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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] 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.
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
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKmoths
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