Caryocolum kroesmanniella

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Caryocolum kroesmanniella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. kroesmanniella
Binomial name
Caryocolum kroesmanniella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia kroesmanniellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854

Caryocolum kroesmanniella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia [1] (the Ural Mountains). [2] The habitat consists of open woodland.

The length of the forewings is 5.5–6.5 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. [3] Adults have been recorded on wing from early July to early September.

The larvae feed on Stellaria holostea and Stellaria uliginosa . Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae live free among spun leaves. Mining larvae can be found from autumn to May. [4]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.