Biology:Caryocolum

Short description: Genus of moths

Caryocolum
Caryocolum blandella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Tribe:	Gnorimoschemini
Genus:	Caryocolum Gregor & Povolný, 1954

Caryocolum is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.

Distribution

The genus is distributed between 28° N and 68° N throughout the Palearctic realm and is also represented by a small number of species in the Nearctic realm. Most of the species occur in mountainous areas.

Selected species

The genus consists of the following species:

• fischerella-group
  • Caryocolum fischerella (Treitschke, 1833)
• tischeriella-group
  • Caryocolum tischeriella (Zeller, 1839)
• alsinella-group
  • Caryocolum albifaciella (Heinemann, 1870)
  • Caryocolum alsinella (Zeller, 1868)
  • Caryocolum viscariella (Stainton, 1855)
  • Caryocolum vicinella (Douglas, 1851)
  • Caryocolum bosalella (Rebel, 1936)
  • Caryocolum anatolicum Huemer, 1989
• sciurella-group
  • Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)
• nepalense-group
  • Caryocolum nepalense Povolny, 1968
  • Caryocolum longiusculum Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum vartianorum Huemer, 1988
• tetrameris-group
  • Caryocolum tetrameris (Meyrick, 1926)
  • Caryocolum paghmanum Huemer, 1988
• mongolense-group
  • Caryocolum mongolense Povolny, 1969
• amaurella-group
  • Caryocolum amaurella (Hering, 1924)
  • Caryocolum crypticum Huemer, Karsholt & Mutanen, 2014
  • Caryocolum iranicum Huemer, 1989
• oculatella-group
  • Caryocolum oculatella (Thomann, 1930)
• petryi-group
  • Caryocolum petryi (Hofmann, 1899)
  • Caryocolum afghanum Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum majus Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum splendens Povolny, 1977
  • Caryocolum dilatatum Huemer, 1989
  • Caryocolum spinosum Huemer, 1989
• saginella-group
  • Caryocolum inflativorella (Klimesch, 1938)
  • Caryocolum saginella (Zeller, 1868)
  • Caryocolum cauligenella (Schmid, 1863)
• trauniella-group
  • Caryocolum trauniella (Zeller, 1868)
  • Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
  • Caryocolum delphinatella (Constant, 1890)
• provinciella-group
  • Caryocolum provinciella (Stainton, 1869)
• mucronatella-group
  • Caryocolum mucronatella (Chretien, 1900)
  • Caryocolum simulans Huemer, 1988
• leucomelanella-group
  • Caryocolum abhorrens Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum leucomelanella (Zeller, 1839)
  • Caryocolum immixtum Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum leucothoracellum (Klimesch, 1953)
  • Caryocolum schleichi (Christoph, 1872)
  • Caryocolum albithoracellum Huemer, 1989
  • Caryocolum similellum Huemer, 1989
• marmoreum-group
  • Caryocolum marmoreum (Haworth, 1828)
  • Caryocolum pullatella (Tengstrom, 1848)
  • Caryocolum protectum (Braun, 1965)
• stramentella-group
  • Caryocolum stramentella (Rebel, 1935)
• fraternella-group
  • Caryocolum hispanicum Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum confluens Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum fraternella (Douglas, 1851)
• interalbicella-group
  • Caryocolum klosi (Rebel, 1917)
  • Caryocolum interalbicella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
  • Caryocolum laceratella (Zeller, 1868)
  • Caryocolum nearcticum Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852)
  • Caryocolum blandelloides Karsholt, 1981
  • Caryocolum horoscopa (Meyrick, 1926)
  • Caryocolum jaspidella (Chretien, 1908)
  • Caryocolum proximum (Haworth, 1828)
  • Caryocolum blandulella (Tutt, 1887)
  • Caryocolum tricolorella (Haworth, 1812)
  • Caryocolum fibigerium Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum junctella (Douglas, 1851)
  • Caryocolum kasyi Huemer, 1988
  • Caryocolum transiens Huemer, 1992
• extremum-group
  • Caryocolum extremum Huemer, 1988
• cassella-group
  • Caryocolum cassella (Walker, 1864)
• huebneri-group
  • Caryocolum moehringiae (Klimesch, 1954)
  • Caryocolum petrophilum (Preissecker, 1914)
  • Caryocolum huebneri (Haworth, 1828)
  • Caryocolum kroesmanniella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
• unknown group
  • Caryocolum arenbergeri Huemer, 1989
  • Caryocolum baischi Huemer & Karsholt, 2010
  • Caryocolum dauphini Grange & Nel, 2012
  • Caryocolum divergens Huemer, 1989
  • Caryocolum gallagenellum Huemer, 1989
  • Caryocolum leucofasciatum Huemer, 1989
  • Caryocolum mazeli Huemer & Nel, 2005
  • Caryocolum repentis Huemer & Luquet, 1992
  • Caryocolum siculum Bella, 2008
  • Caryocolum srnkai Huemer & Karsholt, 2011

Possible species

• Caryocolum crepusculella (Teich, 1889)
• Caryocolum trinella (Fuchs, 1903)

References

• Bella, S. 2008: Caryocolum siculum sp. n. (Gelechiidae), feeding on Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) in Sicily. Nota Lepidopterologica 31 (1): 69-75.

External links

• Caryocolum at funet

Wikidata ☰ Q5047714 entry