Caryocolum cauligenella

Caryocolum cauligenella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. cauligenella
Binomial name
	Caryocolum cauligenella; (Schmid, 1863)
Synonyms
	Gelechia cauligenella Schmid, 1863; Caryocolum cauligenellum;

Caryocolum cauligenella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing in June.^[3]

The larvae feed on Silene species, including Silene gallica, Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris. They initially feed inside stem galls on their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the gall in a white spinning in the soil.^[4]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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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.

[3] rolepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] rum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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