Caryocolum cassella

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Caryocolum cassella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. cassella
Binomial name
Caryocolum cassella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cassellaWalker, 1864
  • Caryocolum cassellum
  • Gelechia (Lita) melanotephrellaErschoff, 1877
  • Lita melanotephrella
  • Phthorimaea melanotephrella
  • Lita albifasciellaToll, 1936
  • Gnorimoschema albifasciellum
  • Caryocolum albifasciellum
  • Phthorimaea subvicinellaHackman, 1946
  • Caryocolum subvicinellum
  • Caryocolum falellumPiskunov, 1975

Caryocolum cassella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. [1] It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Saskatchewan, California and Nevada. [2] A record from Hokkaido, Japan might also refer to this species.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 5.5–6 mm for females. [3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to late August.

The larvae feed on Stellaria nemorum . They feed between spun shoots. Larvae can be found from May to June.

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References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.


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