Caryocolum blandulella

Short description: Species of moth

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

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

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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

Wikidata ☰ Q13750855 entry

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