Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Scientific name Carpatolechia proximella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Carpatolechia Rank Species | |
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Similar Carpatolechia decorella, Neofaculta ericetella, Aristotelia ericinella, Scrobipalpa acuminatella, Hypatima rhomboidella | ||
Carpatolechia proximella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except for the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula), Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Siberia.
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Betula and Alnus.
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