Biology:Caryocolum huebneri
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Short description: Species of moth
| Caryocolum huebneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Caryocolum |
| Species: | C. huebneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Caryocolum huebneri (Haworth, 1829)
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Caryocolum huebneri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, the Iberian Peninsula, Norway , Finland , Estonia, Lithuania, and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1] In the east, the range extends to the Ural Mountains.[2]
The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[3][4] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to late August.
The larvae feed on the shoots of Stellaria holostea. Larvae can be found in May.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ↑ Hants Moths
- ↑ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 57: 439–571. http://biostor.org/reference/113933.
External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q5047719 entry
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