Winter oak groundling
Carpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The winter oak groundling (Carpatolechia decorella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the winter oak groundling
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the winter oak groundling live?
Not recorded
Is the winter oak groundling endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the winter oak groundling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusCarpatolechia
- SpeciesCarpatolechia decorella (Haworth, 1812)
Synonyms Anacampsis basimaculella, Anacampsis lyellella, Carpatolechia dumitrescui, Carpatolechia humeralis, Carpatolechia lyellella, Gelechia buckwelli, Gelechia erschoffi, Gelechia erschoffii, Gelechia humeralis, Gelechia humerella, Gelechia pisticella, Gelechia scabra, Lita humeralella, Lita incretella, Lita marmoripennella, Teleia humeralis, Teleia subericolella, Teleiodes decorella, Teleiodes humeralis, Telphusa humeralis, Tinea decorella
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- talvijäytäjäkoiFinnish
- SchouderstreepmotDutch
- psota drieňováSlovak
- mångformig ekkantmalSwedish
- dekorativ bladkantmalSwedish
Relatives of the winter oak groundling
Other species in the same genus Carpatolechia.
Suffused groundling
Carpatolechia alburnella
Black-speckled groundling
Carpatolechia proximella
Elm groundling
Carpatolechia fugitivella
Sallow-leaf groundling
Carpatolechia notatella
CompareWinter oak groundling vs Suffused groundlingWinter oak groundling vs Black-speckled groundlingWinter oak groundling vs Elm groundlingWinter oak groundling vs Sallow-leaf groundling
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the winter oak groundling?
The winter oak groundling (Carpatolechia decorella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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