Caryocolum bosalella

Caryocolum bosalella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. bosalella
Binomial name
Caryocolum bosalella
(Rebel, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Lita bosalella Rebel, 1936
  • Gnorimoschema bosalellum

Caryocolum bosalella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 5 mm for males and females. The forewings are dark brown, but the dorsal margin is brown mixed with white. There is an irregular white patch across the cell at one-fifth and one-half. Adults are on wing from early August to early September.[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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