Caryocolum oculatella

Caryocolum oculatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria and Switzerland.[1]

Caryocolum oculatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. oculatella
Binomial name
Caryocolum oculatella
(Thomann, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Lita oculatella Thomann, 1930
  • Phthorimaea oculatella
  • Gnorimoschema oculatellum
  • Caryocolum oculatellum
  • Lita ochraceella Thomann, 1929

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.

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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