Caryocolum horoscopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India (Kashmir), Afghanistan and Turkey.
Caryocolum horoscopa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Caryocolum |
Species: | C. horoscopa |
Binomial name | |
Caryocolum horoscopa (Meyrick, 1926) | |
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The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. The forewings are grey densely speckled with white. There is a black streak from the fold to the costa at one-quarter and a black medial spot costad of the cell. Furthermore, there is a black comma-shaped spot distad of the cell at three-fifths. These markings are sometimes lined with orange-brown.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to early August.
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