Caryocolum repentis explained

Caryocolum repentis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia^[1] and Russia (the southern Ural).^[2]

The length of the forewings is 5mm5.5mm for males and 4.5mm5mm for females.^[3]

The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to late June.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151204/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437471 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. https://archive.org/stream/notalepidopte15199234soci#page/n39/mode/2up HUEMER, P. & G. C. LUQUET (1992): De l'identité de Lita repentella CHRÉTIEN, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 15 (1): 29-40
4. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2013-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315001731/http://bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/caryocolum/repentis/repentis.htm . 2016-03-15 . dead .