Carpatolechia decorella

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Carpatolechia decorella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Carpatolechia
Species:
C. decorella
Binomial name
Carpatolechia decorella
(Haworth, 1812) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea decorellaHaworth, 1812
  • Gelechia humeralisZeller, 1839
  • Anacampsis lyellellaHumphreys & Westwood, 1845
  • Lita incretellaDuponchel, 1845
  • Lita humeralellaBruand d'uzelle, 1851
  • Lita marmoripennellaBruand d'uzelle, 1851
  • Gelechia pisticellaNorvicki, 1860
  • Gelechia scabraStaudinger, 1870
  • Gelechia erschoffiiFrey, 1880
  • Teleia subericolellaCaradja, 1920
  • Gelechia buckwelliLucas, 1956
  • Carpatolechia dumitrescuiCapuse, 1964

Carpatolechia decorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as in Turkey, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, North Africa and on the Canary Islands. [2]

Stems of Epilobium with gall-like swellings caused by the larvae and section of stem inhabited by the larva Carpatolechia decorella damage.JPG
Stems of Epilobium with gall-like swellings caused by the larvae and section of stem inhabited by the larva
Larva Carpatolechia decorella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. [3] The forewings are ochreous- whitish, often more or less mixed or wholly suffused with fuscous, sometimes ochreous-mixed with a black mark along costa at base ; stigmata large, black, very irregular, plical sometimes connected with costal mark, first discal much beyond plical. Hindwings somewhat over 1, light grey. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Adults emerge in July and overwinter. They can sometimes be found again in the following spring. [8]

The larvae feed on Quercus and Cornus species. They feed inside a folded leaf their host plant.

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