Caryocolum mazeli explained

Caryocolum mazeli is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Alps and Pyrenees of Andorra and southern France.^[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm.^[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Dianthus and/or Petrorhagia species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230122/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437485 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Caryocolum_mazeli lepiforum.de
3. http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20063226052.html;jsessionid=AF755A304AB95CF391ECA2E31FD53FB5 Caryocolum mazeli n. sp., a new species from southern France (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)