Caryocolum cassella

Caryocolum cassella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. cassella
Binomial name
Caryocolum cassella (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Gelechia cassella Walker, 1864 Caryocolum cassellum Gelechia (Lita) melanotephrella Erschoff, 1877 Lita melanotephrella Phthorimaea melanotephrella Lita albifasciella Toll, 1936 Gnorimoschema albifasciellum Caryocolum albifasciellum Phthorimaea subvicinella Hackman, 1946 Caryocolum subvicinellum Caryocolum falellum Piskunov, 1975

Caryocolum cassella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.^[1] It is also found in North America]], where it has been recorded from Alberta, Saskatchewan, California and Nevada.^[2] A record from Hokkaido, Japan might also refer to this species.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males and 5.5–6 mm for females. The forewings are light to dark brown mottled with orange-brown.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to late August.

The larvae feed on Stellaria nemorum. They feed between spun shoots. Larvae can be found from May to June.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 57: 439–571.