Carpatolechia alburnella

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Carpatolechia alburnella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Carpatolechia
Species:
C. alburnella
Binomial name
Carpatolechia alburnella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia alburnellaZeller, 1839
  • Teleiodes alburnella
  • Gelechia alburnella ab. radiellaKrulikovski, 1909
  • Lita seniculellaEversmann, 1844

Carpatolechia alburnella, the suffused groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula) [1] to Siberia. [2] The habitat consists of woodland and heathland. [3]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. [4] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Betula species. They live between spun or folded leaves of their host plant. [5] The species overwinters as an egg. [6]

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References

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  3. Hants Moths
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. UK Moths
  6. Lepidoptera of Belgium