Caryocolum delphinatella explained

Caryocolum delphinatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Abruzzi, the south-western Alps (Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Isère, Walliser Alpen, Alpi Cozie) and the Pyrenees (Haute-Garonne).^[1]

The length of the forewings is 7-7.5 mm for males and 6.5–7 mm for females.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to early August.

The larvae probably feed on Minuartia and Silene species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222453/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437479 Fauna Europaea
2. Huemer . P . 1988 . A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology . 57 . 439–571 .
3. http://biostor.org/reference/49983 Caryocolum delphinatella (Constant) sp. rev., a senior synonym of C. fiorii (Klimesch) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)