Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812) Species
Last modified: Feb. 13, 2026, 12:21 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, rediscovered in 2017 in NA after a long period of absence (BR, 1858).
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Litini > Genus: Carpatolechia > Species: Carpatolechia decorella
- Vernacular names
- Schouderstreepmot (NL), Winter Oak Groundling (EN)
- Synonyms
- Carpatolechia humeralis (Zeller, 1839)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 133.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
A very variably marked species, but always recognizable by the black stripe along the costa at the base of the wings.
Museum specimens
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Genitalia
Bionomics
It is one of the few Gelechiidae which hibernates as an adult.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year in June and July and again from mid-September and reappear after hibernation in spring.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Abies alba and Cornus mas
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus and Swida
The larva is polyphagous feeding on leaves and inflorescenses of Abies alba, different species of Quercus, Cornus mas, Swida etc...
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