Caryocolum blandella
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1] to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.[2]

The larvae feed on Stellaria holostea. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found from April to June.[3]

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. "bladmineerders". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.



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