Caryocolum inflativorella

Caryocolum inflativorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. inflativorella
Binomial name
Caryocolum inflativorella
(Klimesch, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Lita inflativorella Klimesch, 1938
  • Gnorimoschema inflativorella
  • Lita xuthella Rebel, 1940
  • Caryocolum xuthellum
  • Gnorimoschema census Gozmany, 1954

Caryocolum inflativorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and North Macedonia.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to mid-August.

The larvae feed on Silene vulgaris. Larvae can be found in 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.


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