Caryocolum albifaciella

Caryocolum albifaciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Alps (France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and the Massif Central.[1]

Caryocolum albifaciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. albifaciella
Binomial name
Caryocolum albifaciella
(Heinemann, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia albifaciella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia albifasciella
  • Lita behenella Constant, 1890

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7.5 mm for males and 6.4–7 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of June to the beginning of September.

The larvae feed on Silene vulgaris and Silene baccifera. They spin together the leaves of their host plant. They also bore the flower buds.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. HUEMER, P. (1993): Caryocolum viscariella (STAINTON) und C. albifaciella (HEINEMANN) sp.rev., zwei distinkte Arten (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 45 (1/2): 27–34


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