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Caryocolum inflativorella

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Species of moth

Caryocolum inflativorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. inflativorella
Binomial name
Caryocolum inflativorella
(Klimesch, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Lita inflativorella Klimesch, 1938
  • Gnorimoschema inflativorella
  • Lita xuthella Rebel, 1940
  • Caryocolum xuthellum
  • Gnorimoschema census Gozmany, 1954

Caryocolum inflativorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and North Macedonia.

The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to mid-August.

The larvae feed on Silene vulgaris. Larvae can be found in June.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Caryocolum inflativorella


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