Caryocolum petryi explained

Caryocolum petryi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland.^[1] It is also found in Mongolia and Siberia (Tuva).^[2]

The length of the forewings is 4–7 mm for males and 4–6 mm for females.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early September.

Subspecies

• Caryocolum petryi petryi
• Caryocolum petryi benanderi (Hering, 1933) (Sweden)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029220238/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437467 Fauna Europaea
2. 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
3. Huemer . P . 1988 . A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology . 57 . 439–571 .