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Caryocolum peregrinella

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Caryocolum peregrinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. peregrinella
Binomial name
Caryocolum peregrinella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia peregrinella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
  • Gelechia melantypella Mann, 1877
  • Caryocolum melantypellum

Caryocolum peregrinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Spain, the southern Alps (France, Italy, Slovenia and Austria), Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to mid-September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Silene ciliata and Petrocoptis pyrenaica.[3] Larvae can be found in mid-June.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
  3. ^ Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) new to Spain and notes on the biology (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)