Misplaced Pages

Caryocolum sciurella

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of moth

Caryocolum sciurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. sciurella
Binomial name
Caryocolum sciurella
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sciurella Walsingham, 1908
  • Phthorimaea sciurella
  • Lita rubidella Chretien, 1908
  • Lita rubidellum

Caryocolum sciurella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from late February to mid-April.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
Taxon identifiers
Caryocolum sciurella


This article on a moth of the genus Caryocolum is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: