Caryocolum spinosum

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Caryocolum spinosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. spinosum
Binomial name
Caryocolum spinosum
Huemer, 1989

Caryocolum spinosum (Huemer, 1989) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Iran.

The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is medium brown and the hindwings are shining grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in mid-June. [1]

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Caryocolum is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

Caryocolum tischeriella(Zeller, 1839) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia, as well as on Crete and Sicily. Outside of Europe, it is found in southern Siberia, Central Asia and North Africa.

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