Caryocolum mucronatella
| Caryocolum mucronatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Caryocolum |
| Species: | C. mucronatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caryocolum mucronatella (Chretien, 1900) | |
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Caryocolum mucronatella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece[1] and Turkey.
The length of the forewings is 4.5-5.5 mm for males and 4-5.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown to black, basally mottled with orange-brown.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of June to late August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Minuartia mutabilis, Minuartia setacea, Minuartia verna attica and Minuartia laricifolia. They live in silken webs which are extended from the root-stock to the terminal parts of the host plant. Larvae can be found from late May to mid-July.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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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