Caryocolum blandulella

Caryocolum blandulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. blandulella
Binomial name
Caryocolum blandulella
(Tutt, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Lita) blandulella Tutt, 1887
  • Lita blandulella
  • Phthorimaea blandulella
  • Gnorimoschema blandulellum
  • Caryocolum blandulellum

Caryocolum blandulella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Greece and Ukraine, as well as Corsica.[1] The habitat consists of coastal sand-dunes.[2]

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm for males and 4–5.5 mm for females.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.

The larvae feed on Cerastium pumilum and possibly Cerastium semidecandrum. They feed on the seed-capsules, living between seeds spun together with silk.[4] Larvae can be found in early June.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UK Moths
  3. ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
  4. ^ Hants Moths


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