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Caryocolum inflativorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and North Macedonia.[1]

Caryocolum inflativorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. inflativorella
Binomial name
Caryocolum inflativorella
(Klimesch, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Lita inflativorella Klimesch, 1938
  • Gnorimoschema inflativorella
  • Lita xuthella Rebel, 1940
  • Caryocolum xuthellum
  • Gnorimoschema census Gozmany, 1954

The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. The forewings are mottled dark brown with light yellowish brown markings.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to mid-August.

The larvae feed on Silene vulgaris. They feed in the stem of the host plant, causing an internodial gall. Pupation also takes place within the stem. Larvae can be found in June.


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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