Carpatolechia alburnella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Carpatolechia |
Species: | C. alburnella
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Binomial name | |
Carpatolechia alburnella (Zeller, 1839)
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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]