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Caryocolum petrophila

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Caryocolum petrophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. petrophila
Binomial name
Caryocolum petrophila
(Preissecker, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Lita) petrophila Preissecker, 1914
  • Phthorimaea petrophila
  • Lita petrophilia
  • Caryocolum petrophilon
  • Caryocolum petrophilum
  • Phthorimaea kemnerella Palm, 1947

Caryocolum petrophila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Estonia, Scandinavia, North Macedonia and Russia.[1] It is also found in Turkey.[2]

The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm for males and about 5 mm for females.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to mid-September.

The larvae feed on Cerastium arvense and Stellaria graminea. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June.[4]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.