Caryocolum

Caryocolum
Caryocolum blandella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Gregor & Povolný, 1954

Caryocolum is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.

Distribution

The genus is distributed between 28° N and 68° N throughout the Palearctic ecozone and is also represented by a small number of species in the Nearctic ecozone. Most of the species occur in mountainous areas.

Selected species

The genus consists of the following species:[1]

Possible species

References

  1. 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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