Carpatolechia proximella
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Carpatolechia proximella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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. 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
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