Caryocolum Blandulella

Caryocolum blandulella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. blandulella
Binomial name
	Caryocolum blandulella; (Tutt, 1887)
Synonyms
	Gelechia (Lita) blandulella Tutt, 1887; Lita blandulella; Phthorimaea blandulella; Gnorimoschema blandulellum; Caryocolum blandulellum;

Short description: Species of moth

Caryocolum blandulella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain , France , Germany , Denmark , Finland , Sweden, Switzerland , Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Greece and Ukraine , as well as Corsica.^[1] The habitat consists of coastal sand-dunes.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 4–5 mm for males and 4-5.5 mm for females. The forewings are whitish, frequently mottled with greyish brown. There is a broad black patch from the fold to the costa at one-quarter and a black medial spot.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.

The larvae feed on Cerastium pumilum and possibly Cerastium semidecandrum. They feed on the seed-capsules, living between seeds spun together with silk.^[4] Larvae can be found in early June.

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ UK Moths
↑ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 57: 439–571. http://biostor.org/reference/113933.
↑ Hants Moths

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] UK Moths

[3] Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 57: 439–571. http://biostor.org/reference/113933.

[4] Hants Moths