Caryocolum blandella
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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Caryocolum |
| Species: | C. blandella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852) | |
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The wingspan is 9.5-14.5 mm. The forewings are whitish with scattered orange-brown scales. The forewings are mottled grey-brown, particularly along the costa and at the apex.[3] The moths are on wing from April to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Stellaria holostea. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long narrow gallery close to the midrib. Older larvae live free among spun leaves or the inflorescence. The larvae have a yellowish green body and a black head. They can be found from April to June.[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". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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