Caryocolum cassella

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Caryocolum cassella
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C. cassella
Binomial name
Caryocolum cassella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cassella Walker, 1864
  • Caryocolum cassellum
  • Gelechia (Lita) melanotephrella Erschoff, 1877
  • Lita melanotephrella
  • Phthorimaea melanotephrella
  • Lita albifasciella Toll, 1936
  • Gnorimoschema albifasciellum
  • Caryocolum albifasciellum
  • Phthorimaea subvicinella Hackman, 1946
  • Caryocolum subvicinellum
  • Caryocolum falellum Piskunov, 1975

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Caryocolum cassella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.[1] It is also found in North America]], where it has been recorded from Alberta, Saskatchewan, California and Nevada.[2] A record from Hokkaido, Japan might also refer to this species.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 5.5–6 mm for females. The forewings are light to dark brown mottled with orange-brown.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to late August.

The larvae feed on Stellaria nemorum. They feed between spun shoots. Larvae can be found from May to June.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. mothphotographersgroup
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