Caryocolum repentis

Caryocolum repentis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. repentis
Binomial name
	Caryocolum repentis; Huemer & Luquet, 1992

Caryocolum repentis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia[1] and Russia (the southern Ural).[2]

The length of the forewings is 5–5.5 mm (0.20–0.22 in) for males and 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in) for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch occupying the leaf from the base to the tip. The frass is ejected through the entrance opening. Older larvae live free between a number of young leaves that are held together by a spinning. Larvae can be found from May to late June.[4] They have a yellowish green body and a black head.

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. & G. C. LUQUET (1992): De l'identité de Lita repentella CHRÉTIEN, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 15 (1): 29-40
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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] 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

[3] HUEMER, P. & G. C. LUQUET (1992): De l'identité de Lita repentella CHRÉTIEN, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 15 (1): 29-40

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2013-09-06.