Caryocolum petryi

Caryocolum petryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. petryi
Binomial name
Caryocolum petryi (Hofmann, 1899)
Synonyms
Lita petryi Hofmann, 1899 Phthorimaea petryi Lita (Gelechia) rougemonti Rebel, 1907 Phthorimaea rougemonti Lita petryi benanderi Hering, 1933 Lita repentella Chretien, 1908[1] Caryocolum repentella Phthorimaea repentella Gnorimoschema repentellum Caryocolum repentellum

Caryocolum petryi is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland.^[2] It is also found in Mongolia and Siberia (Tuva).^[3]

The length of the forewings is 4–7 mm for males and 4–6 mm for females. The forewings are grey, dark brown or sometimes black, becoming orange-brown at the dorsal margin, across the wing near the base and in the middle.^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early September.

The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens. They feed between spun leaves, where pupation also takes place. Larvae can be found from June to August.

Subspecies

• Caryocolum petryi petryi
• Caryocolum petryi benanderi (Hering, 1933) (Sweden)

References

1. HUEMER, P. & G. C. LUQUET (1992): De l'identité de Lita repentella CHRÉTIEN, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 15 (1): 29-40
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
4. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 57: 439–571.