Caryocolum peregrinella

Caryocolum peregrinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Caryocolum
Species: C. peregrinella
Binomial name
Caryocolum peregrinella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia peregrinella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
  • Gelechia melantypella Mann, 1877
  • Caryocolum melantypellum

Caryocolum peregrinella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in northern Spain, the southern Alps (France, Italy, Slovenia and Austria), Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece.[1]

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females. The forewings are blackish with scattered white scales. There is a small white spot at the base. The hindwings are bright nacreous (resembling mother of pearl).[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to mid-September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Silene ciliata and Petrocoptis pyrenaica. They feed at the base of their host plant amongst silken spinnings covered with green frass. The larvae have a dull ochreous yellow or dull greenish yellow body and a black head. Pupation takes place in a white silken cocoon covered with green frass, spun amongst stems at the base of the host plant.[3] Larvae can be found in mid-June.

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.
  3. ↑ Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) new to Spain and notes on the biology (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)


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