Carpatolechia fugacella

Carpatolechia fugacella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Carpatolechia
Species: C. fugacella
Binomial name
Carpatolechia fugacella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fugacella Zeller, 1839
  • Lita nigrofasciella Bruand, 1850

Carpatolechia fugacella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Portugal, the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia.[1]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Ulmus campestris, Ulmus minor and possibly other deciduous trees and shrubs.[3]

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