Caryocolum saginella
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Caryocolum saginella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Caryocolum |
Species: | C. saginella |
Binomial name | |
Caryocolum saginella (Zeller, 1868) | |
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Caryocolum saginella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Greece.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.5–5 mm for males and 4–5 mm for females.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to late July.
The larvae feed on Silene saxifraga and Silene linoides.
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.