Caryocolum cauligenella

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Caryocolum cauligenella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. cauligenella
Binomial name
Caryocolum cauligenella
(Schmid, 1863) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cauligenellaSchmid, 1863
  • Caryocolum cauligenellum

Caryocolum cauligenella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

A swollen stem of Silene nutans (2b); swollen stem sectioned, showing the larva within (2b*) Caryocolum cauligenella damage.JPG
A swollen stem of Silene nutans (2b); swollen stem sectioned, showing the larva within (2b*)
Larva Caryocolum cauligenella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown, flecked with cream. There are three indistinct white transverse fasciae at one-quarter, one-half and four-fifths, mottled with light brown. [2] Adults are on wing in June. [3]

The larvae feed on Silene species, including Silene gallica , Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris . They initially feed inside stem galls on their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the gall in a white spinning in the soil. [4]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. lepiforum.de