Karsholtia marianii

Karsholtia marianii is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Rebel in 1936. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, France and on Sicily.[2]

Karsholtia marianii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Karsholtia
Species:
K. marianii
Binomial name
Karsholtia marianii
(Rebel, 1936)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea marianii Rebel, 1936
  • Infurcitinea marianii
  • Tinea lunatella Benander, 1939

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults are on wing in July.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the decaying trunks of Carpinus betulus.[4]

References
  1. Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. HUEMER, P. (1998): Karsholtia marianii (Rebel, 1936), ein bemerkenswerter Neufund eines Kleinschmetterlings für Österreich (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Tineidae), in: Ber.naturw.-med.Ver.Innsbruck 85, 329-333


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