Sussex Moth Group: Carpatolechia alburnella

Carpatolechia alburnella (Zeller, 1839)

Birch Grey
(Suffused Groundling)
35.1490 (B&F: 771)

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

Number of records: 4
Recorded in: 4 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 13 vi 2009

Identification
difficulty

: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

First caught at Coates Common (Duncton) on July 30th 1976. Subsequently recorded at Walberton in 1992, 1994 and 1996 and at Leechpool and Owlbeech Woods, Horsham in 2007 and at Ebernoe Common in 2009. All records were between June 13th and August 30th. (Pratt, 2011)

Distribution at 1km scale

Distribution at 1km scale

Phenology (adult)

No larval records