Carpatolechia alburnella

Carpatolechia alburnella
Scientific classification
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 alburnella Zeller, 1839; Teleiodes alburnella; Gelechia alburnella ab. radiella Krulikovski, 1909; Lita seniculella Eversmann, 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]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
^ Hants Moths
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ UK Moths
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] Hants Moths

[4] rolepidoptera.nl Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[5] UK Moths

[6] Lepidoptera of Belgium

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