Carpatolechia notatella

Carpatolechia notatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Carpatolechia
Species: C. notatella
Binomial name
Carpatolechia notatella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea notatella Hübner, 1813
  • Gelechia euratella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Teleiodes oskella Piskunov, 1973

Carpatolechia notatella, the sallow-leaf groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula)[1] and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.[3]

The larvae feed on Salix species (including Salix caprea, Salix aurita, Salix petrandra, Salix cinerea, Salix repens and Salix alba).[4] They feed on the parenchyma on the underside of the leaves. Larvae can be found from August to September.

References

  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. UK Moths
  4. microlepidoptera.nl
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