Caryocolum fischerella

Caryocolum fischerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Gnorimoschemini
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. fischerella
Binomial name
Caryocolum fischerella
(Treitschke, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lita fischerella Treitschke, 1833
  • Gelechia fischerella
  • Phthorimaea fischerella
  • Gnorimoschema fischerellum
  • Caryocolum fischeriella
  • Caryocolum fischerellum

Caryocolum fischerella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in central and northern Europe.

A shoot of Saponaria officinalis with leaves spun together
Larva

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forwewings are mid-brown, mottled with orange-brown, and light orange-brown along the costa. The moths are on wing from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Saponaria officinalis and Saponaria ocymoides. They are gregarious and feed within spun terminal shoots of their host plant. The larvae can be found in May. Pupation takes place in a web between the leaves of the host plant.[2]

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.
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