Caryocolum oculatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria and Switzerland.[1]
Caryocolum oculatella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Caryocolum |
Species: | C. oculatella |
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Caryocolum oculatella (Thomann, 1930) | |
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The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm. The forewings are dark brown to blackish, but the dorsal margin is lighter and speckled brown.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early July.
The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens. They feed between spun terminal shoots.
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