Caryocolum alsinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. alsinella
Binomial name
Caryocolum alsinella
(Zeller, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia alsinella Zeller, 1868
  • Lita alsinella
  • Phthorimaea alsinella
  • Lita albifrontella Heinemann, 1870
  • Lita tristella Heinemann, 1870
  • Lita semidecandriella Tutt, 1887
  • Gelechia semidecandrella
  • Phthorimaea semidecandrella

Caryocolum alsinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found throughout Europe[1] It is also present in North Africa (including Morocco).

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm. The forewings are mid-brown, speckled with white, particularly across one-fifth and the middle. There are indistinct black markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to late September.[2]

The larvae feed on Arenaria montana, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium semidecandrum, Minuartia verna, Moehringia and Stellaria species. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Later, the larvae feed on young shoots, flowers and seed-capsules which are spun together. The larvae have a yellow or light green body and a black head. They occur in spring and pupation takes place up to the end of June.

References

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  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. ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-04.


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