Caryocolum moehringiae

Caryocolum moehringiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. moehringiae
Binomial name
	Caryocolum moehringiae; (Klimesch, 1954)
Synonyms
	Gnorimoschema moehringiae Klimesch, 1954;

Caryocolum moehringiae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Germany to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.5–6 mm. The forewings are whitish mottled with grey-brown and with scattered orange-brown scales.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to late August.

The larvae feed on and . Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a broad gallery with much frass. Older larvae live free among spun shoot tips or in a leaf that is rolled and fastened with silk. Larvae can be found from April to May.^[3] Young larvae have a yellowish body and a black head, while older larvae have a grass green body.

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

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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] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

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