Caryocolum mazeli

Caryocolum mazeli is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Alps and Pyrenees of Andorra and southern France.[1]

Caryocolum mazeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. mazeli
Binomial name
Caryocolum mazeli
Huemer & Nel, 2005

The wingspan is about 11 mm.[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Dianthus and/or Petrorhagia species.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Caryocolum mazeli n. sp., a new species from southern France (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)
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