Gelechiidae : Gelechiinae
Carpatolechia proximella
CARPATOLECHIA proximella (Hübner, 1796)
Carpatolechia proximella
CARPATOLECHIA proximella (Hübner, 1796)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Black-speckled Groundling
Wingspan: 13-16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Isles,Croatia,Greece,Portugal,Sicily,Spain and most Mediterranean Islands : Transbaikalia : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: Common throughout British isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : River Valleys : Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
Observations: The similar species C.alburnella can be separated from this species from segment 2 of the labial palp which is pure white whereas this moth has segment 2 which is white speckled greyish brown.
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 black and grey with a post median line which is a series off black spots. There are other black spots adjacent to dorsum on basal and antemedial cross lines.Terminal line is also a series of black spots.
The moth is attracted to light appearing at the moth trap in small numbers.
Wingspan: 13-16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Isles,Croatia,Greece,Portugal,Sicily,Spain and most Mediterranean Islands : Transbaikalia : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: Common throughout British isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea proximella (Hübner, 1796)
- Carpatolechia dumitrescui Cápuse, 1964
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland : River Valleys : Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
- Carpatolechia alburnella (Zeller, 1839)
- Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)
Observations: The similar species C.alburnella can be separated from this species from segment 2 of the labial palp which is pure white whereas this moth has segment 2 which is white speckled greyish brown.
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 black and grey with a post median line which is a series off black spots. There are other black spots adjacent to dorsum on basal and antemedial cross lines.Terminal line is also a series of black spots.
The moth is attracted to light appearing at the moth trap in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus cordata - Italian alder
- Alnus glutinosa - Alder
- Alnus viridis - Green Alder
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - White Birch - Downy Birch
- Alnus cordata - Italian alder
Larval Food plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - CARPATOLECHIA: Original Species Name: Species Name: Nominotypical subspecies: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Gelechiinae CARPATOLECHIA Câpuse 1964 Carpatolechia proximella (Hübner, 1796) - Carpatolechia dumitrescui Cápuse, 1964 - TINEA proximella (Hübner, 1796) = Teleiodes proximella Hübner, 1796 = Teleiodes proximellus = Lita signatella Eversmann, 1844 = Teleia ochracella Romaniszyn, 1933 - TINEA proximella proximella (Hübner, 1796) - Sammlung europscher Schmetterlinge, errichtet von Jacob Hübner,1813. : Lepidoptera V111 - Tinea 1.11 : Plate.33.f.228 Tinea - Not Specified - C. p. proximella (Hübner, 1796) - Nominate subspecies C. p. peritella (Constant, 1885) - Corsica |