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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusCarpatolechia
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the winter oak groundling

Other species in the same genus Carpatolechia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the winter oak groundling?

The winter oak groundling (Carpatolechia decorella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Winter oak groundling (Carpatolechia decorella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/winter-oak-groundling

MLA

“Winter oak groundling (Carpatolechia decorella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/winter-oak-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{winter_oak_groundling_2026,
  title = {Winter oak groundling (Carpatolechia decorella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/winter-oak-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}