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Carpatolechia fugitivella (Zeller, 1839)

Elm Grey
(Elm Groundling)
35.1480 (B&F: 772)


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Gelechioidea
    »Family: Gelechiidae
      »Subfamily: Gelechiinae
        »Tribe: Hypercalliini

Number of records: 30
Recorded in: 12 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 02 viii 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

Resident. Occurs singly at mv light in a few places in both vice-counties. Single-brooded, flying mainly from late June to the third week of July. Adults flew chiefly during late July at Eastbourne during the early years of the 20th century. Larvae are said to feed on elm. (Pratt, 2011)

Carpatolechia fugitivella
Findon Valley, 13 vii 2015
Photo: Mike Snelling
Carpatolechia fugitivella
Saltdean, 3 vii 2014
Photo: Tim Wilton
Carpatolechia fugitivella
Lindfield, 22 vi 2009
Photo: Bob Foreman

Distribution at 1km scale

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No larval records

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