Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caryocolum | |
Caryocolum repentis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia and Russia (the southern Ural).
The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm for males and 4.5–5 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Gypsophila repens. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch occupying the leaf from the base to the tip. The frass is ejected through the entrance opening. Older larvae live free between a number of young leaves that are held together by a spinning. Larvae can be found from May to late June. They have a yellowish green body and a black head.
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