Carpatolechia decorella explained

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.^[1]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.^[2] 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.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Adults emerge in July and overwinter. They can sometimes be found again in the following spring.^[7]

The larvae feed on Quercus and Cornus species. They feed inside a folded leaf their host plant.

Notes and References

1. 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
2. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330480&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
4. Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
5. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
6. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Carpatolechia_decorella lepiforum.de includes images
7. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=767 UKmoths