Caryocolum stramentella

Caryocolum stramentella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Italy[2] and Turkey,[3] Syria, Jordan and Russia.

Caryocolum stramentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. stramentella
Binomial name
Caryocolum stramentella
(Rebel, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bryotropha stramentella Rebel, 1935
  • Gelechia stramentella
  • Caryocolum emarginatum Huemer, 1988

The wingspan is about 5 mm. The forewings are mottled brown with irregular transverse cream fasciae. The dorsal margin is darker. Adults have been recorded on wing in the second half of September in Turkey and in August in Italy.[4]

References

  1. Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.


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