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Caryocolum blandella
Caryocolum blandella, Llanfyllin, North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. blandella
Binomial name
Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852)
Synonyms
Gelechia blandella Douglas, 1852 Gnorimoschema maculeum

Caryocolum blandella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia. Very similar to Caryocolum blandelloides, Caryocolum blandulella, Caryocolum huebneri and Caryocolum kroesmanniella Separated by genitalic examination.

The larvae feed on Stellaria holostea. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found from April to June.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. 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
3. Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
4. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. . 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
5. lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
6. "bladmineerders". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

External links

• Media related to Caryocolum blandella at Wikimedia Commons
• lepiforum.de
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