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Caryocolum sciurella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Caryocolum sciurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. sciurella
Binomial name
Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
Gelechia sciurella Walsingham, 1908 Phthorimaea sciurella Lita rubidella Chretien, 1908 Lita rubidellum

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, mottled, suffused and blotched with chestnut-brown and black. The hindwings are bluish grey.[2] Adults are on wing from late February to mid-April.[3]

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