Carpatolechia decorella
Species of moth
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Carpatolechia |
| Species: | C. decorella |
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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.
