Caryocolum fraternella

Caryocolum fraternella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. fraternella
Binomial name
Caryocolum fraternella
(Douglas, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fraternella Douglas, 1851
  • Lita intermediella Hodgkinson, 1897[2]
  • Lita fraternella
  • Phthorimaea fraternella
  • Gnorimoschema fraternellum

Caryocolum fraternella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Spain, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine.

A sprig of Stellaria uliginosa with the terminal shoot spun together
Larva

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Stellaria species (including Stellaria uliginosa and Stellaria graminea) and Cerastium fontanum. They feed in the terminal shoots of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of The British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 57: 439–571.
  3. ↑ UKmoths
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