Caryocolum huebneri

Caryocolum huebneri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. huebneri
Binomial name
	Caryocolum huebneri; (Haworth, 1829)
Synonyms
	Recurvaria huebneri Haworth, 1829; Gelechia hubnerella Doubleday, 1859; Gelechia knaggsiella Stainton 1866; Caryocolum knaggsiella;

Caryocolum huebneri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, the Iberian Peninsula, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and most of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1] In the east, the range extends to the Ural Mountains.^[2]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.^[3]^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.

The larvae feed on the shoots of Stellaria holostea. Larvae can be found in May.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
^ Hants Moths
^ 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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