Caryocolum mucronatella

Caryocolum mucronatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. mucronatella
Binomial name
	Caryocolum mucronatella; (Chretien, 1900)
Synonyms
	Lita mucronatella Chretien, 1900; Phthorimaea mucronatella; Lita poschiavensis Rebel, 1936; Lita boschiavensis Rebel, 1936; Gnorimoschema poschiavense (Rebel) Klimesch, 1953; Caryocolum poschiavense;

Caryocolum mucronatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Greece^[1] and Turkey.

The length of the forewings is 4.5-5.5 mm for males and 4–5.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown to black, basally mottled with orange-brown.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of June to late August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of , , Minuartia verna attica and . They live in silken webs which are extended from the root-stock to the terminal parts of the host plant. Larvae can be found from late May to mid-July.

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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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[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.

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