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Caryocolum provinciella

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Caryocolum provinciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. provinciella
Binomial name
Caryocolum provinciella
(Stainton, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia provinciella Stainton, 1869
  • Lita provinciella
  • Phthorimaea provinciella
  • Gnorimoschema provinciellum

Caryocolum provinciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Greece, France, Spain, Portugal[1] and Morocco.

The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and in August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae probably feed on Silene nicaensis and Herniaria species. Larvae can be found from September to March and 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.