Caryocolum proxima

Caryocolum proxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. proxima
Binomial name
Caryocolum proxima
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria proxima Haworth, 1828
  • Caryocolum proximum
  • Gelechia maculiferella Douglas, 1851
  • Gnorimoschema maculiferella
  • Gelechia horticolla Peyerimhoff, 1871[2]

Caryocolum proxima is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe. It is also known from North America.

A sprig of Cerastium semidecandrum with a shoot spun together
Larva

The wingspan is 9-11.5 mm. Adults are bronzy metallic with paler metallic markings. They are on wing in August.[3]

The larvae feed on Cerastium fontanum and Stellaria media. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short, inconspicuous corridor which is not lined with frass. The frass may be ejected out of the mine or is deposited in the mine as a broad pale orange central line. Older larvae live freely among spun leaves.[4] Larvae can be found from April to May.

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. ↑ Hants Moths
  4. ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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