Caryocolum blandella
| Caryocolum blandella | |
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| Caryocolum blandella, Llanfyllin, North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Caryocolum |
| Species: | C. blandella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852)
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Caryocolum blandella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe[1] to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.[2] Very similar to Caryocolum blandelloides, Caryocolum blandulella, Caryocolum huebneri and Caryocolum kroesmanniella Separated by genitalic examination.
The larvae feed on Stellaria holostea. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found from April to June.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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
- ^ "bladmineerders". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
External links
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Media related to Caryocolum blandella at Wikimedia Commons- lepiforum.de
- UK Moths
