Caryocolum sciurella

Caryocolum sciurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Gnorimoschemini
Genus: Caryocolum
Species: C. sciurella
Binomial name
Caryocolum sciurella
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sciurella Walsingham, 1908
  • Phthorimaea sciurella
  • Lita rubidella Chretien, 1908
  • Lita rubidellum

Caryocolum sciurella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, mottled, suffused and blotched with chestnut-brown and black. The hindwings are bluish grey.[2] Adults are on wing from late February to mid-April.[3] The forewings are whitish grey, mottled, suffused and blotched with chestnut-brown and black. The hindwings are bluish grey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ lepiforum.de
  3. ↑ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de
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