35.147 BF767  -  Gelechiidae -  Gelechiinae - Carpatolechia decorella - Black-shouldered Grey - (Haworth, 1812) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Gelechiidae
** Identification write up and photograph required **
Other Name/s: Winter Oak Groundling; Teleiodes decorella ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Carpatolechia alburnella (Birch Grey)
Distribution:  Significant record – Two accepted records from DaNES – Foremark Res 2004 & Melbourne 2005
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  -  July and overwinters Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 25 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 13-14mm
Food Plant: Oak and dogwood
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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