Caryocolum blandulella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Caryocolum |
Species: | C. blandulella
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Binomial name | |
Caryocolum blandulella (Tutt, 1887)
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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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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UK Moths
- ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
- ^ Hants Moths