Carpatolechia minor

Carpatolechia minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Carpatolechia
Species:	C. minor
Binomial name
	Carpatolechia minor; (Kasy, 1978)
Synonyms
	Teleiodes minor Kasy, 1978;

Carpatolechia minor is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria.[1]

The wingspan is 12.9-14.3 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey with ill-defined black flecks and stripes and a prominent spot. The hindwings are brownish-grey, but lighter at the base.[2]

The larvae feed on Ulmus minor.[3] They are light brown.

References

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] KASY, F. (1979): Die Schmetterlingsfauna des Naturschutzgebietes Hackelsberg, Nordburgenland. — Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 30, Supplement: 1-44

[3] Carpatolechia at funet