Caryocolum viscariella

Caryocolum viscariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. viscariella
Binomial name
	Caryocolum viscariella; (Stainton, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
	Gelechia viscariella Stainton, 1855; Lita viscariella; Phthorimaea viscariella;

Caryocolum viscariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Estonia and Russia.

A shoot of Silene dioica attacked by larva (3b*), and a section of the shoot (3b)

Larva

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark brown, mottled with light brown. There are indistinct black markings.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Silene dioica, Silene alba and Lychnis viscaria. They initially feed in a spun shoot of their host plant. Later, it lives in the central stem of host plant. The larvae can be found from April to June.

References

Fauna Europaea
Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
UKmoths

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[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] UKmoths