Caryocolum junctella

Caryocolum junctella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. junctella
Binomial name
	Caryocolum junctella; (Douglas, 1851)
Synonyms
	Gelechia junctella Douglas, 1851; Caryocolum junctellum; Lita junctella; Phthorimaea junctella; Gnorimoschema junctellum; Phthorimaea aganocarpa Meyrick, 1935; Gnorimoschema aganocarpa;

Caryocolum junctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Portugal and possibly Spain and parts of the Balkan Peninsula)^[1] east to China and Japan.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 4.5–5 mm.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August. They overwinter.

The larvae feed on Cerastium arvense, Cerastium glomeratum, Stellaria graminea and Stellaria media. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4]

References

^ 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
^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

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