Caryocolum leucomelanella

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Caryocolum leucomelanella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. leucomelanella
Binomial name
Caryocolum leucomelanella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia leucomelanellaZeller, 1839
  • Lita leucomelanella
  • Phthorimaea leucomelanella
  • Gnorimoschema leucomelanellum
  • Gelechia gypsophilaeStainton, 1869
  • Lita gypsophilae
  • Caryocolum leucomelanellum
  • Gnorimoschema gypsophilae
  • Caryocolum gypsophilae

Caryocolum leucomelanella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. [1] It is also found in Russia (the Ural Mountains and Siberia: Altai, Transbaikalia and Tuva). [2]

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The length of the forewings is 3.5–5 mm for males and 4-5.5 mm for females. [3]

The larvae feed on Petrorhagia saxifraga , Dianthus carthusianorum , Dianthus sylvestris and possibly Dianthus gratianopolitanus and Dianthus seguieri . Pupation takes place in a cocoon on the ground at the end of April. Larvae can be found from the beginning of May to June.

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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.