Carcina quercana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the carcina quercana lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Carcina quercana
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Oecophoridae

Where does the carcina quercana live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the carcina quercana in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the carcina quercana?

The carcina quercana (Carcina quercana) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Oecophoridae, genus Carcina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the carcina quercana

Carcina quercana is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe. It has been introduced recently in North America, British Columbia and western Washington. It is occasionally known by several common names including oak lantern, long-horned flat-body, and oak-skeletonizer moth (the last most common in North America).

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, more or less purple-tinged, sprinkled with dark fuscous; costal edge purple; a yellow blotch along costa near base, and another beyond middle; a fuscous transverse line at 1/4, followed by a yellowish suffusion towards dorsum; stigmata dark grey, plical usually faint; a terminal purple line; cilia bright yellow except on tornus. Hindwings are yellow-whitish, apex rosy-tinged. The larva is pale green; dorsal line darker, paler -edged; head yellowish-green,

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Carcina quercana (revision 1145239539), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1402290 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).