Carpatolechia alburnella

Gelechiidae : Gelechiinae

Carpatolechia alburnella

CARPATOLECHIA alburnella (Zeller, 1839)

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Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only

Description

Vernacular Name: Suffused Groundling
Wingspan: 12-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Bulgaria,Canary Isles,Channel Isles,Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Luxembourg,Sicily and most Mediterranean Islands : Siberia : Mongolia
UK Distribution: Local throughout England,north Wales and Scottish Highlands.
UK Conservation Status -

Local = 101 - 300 10km squares

European Conservation Status -

Least Concern

Original Species Name -

Gelechia alburnella (Zeller, 1839)

Type Species - Carpatolechia

Carpatolechia dumitrescui Cápuse, 1964

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Not Specified

Flight Period: South - mid May - September : Elsewhere - late June September
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Heathland
Similar Species -

Carpatolechia proximella (Hübner, 1796)

Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)

Larva: Larva feed on the genus Betula (Birch) living within spun or folded leaves
Observations: The similar species C.proximella can be separated from this species from segment 2 of the labial palp which is white speckled greyis whereas this moth has segment 2 which is white.
Similar species C.decorella can be separated from this species by a short black dash in the basal area of the forewing along the costa.

Forewing of this moth is whitish speckled grey with black marks on the costa.Moths from Scottish Highlands have more blackish scaling towards the central part of the wing.

The moth is attracted to light appearing at the moth trap in small numbers.

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Gelechioidea
Gelechiidae
Gelechiinae
CARPATOLECHIA Câpuse 1964
Carpatolechia alburnella (Zeller, 1839)
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Carpatolechia dumitrescui Cápuse, 1964
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GELECHIA alburnella (Zeller, 1839)
= Teleiodes alburnella
= Teleiodes alburnellus
= Gelechia radiella Krulikovski, 1909
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Isis von Oken Sahrgang 1839 Leipzig : Title Page : Page 200 - Gelechia - n.40
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Not Specified