Caryocolum blandella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe[1] to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Caryocolum |
| Species: | C. blandella
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| Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852)
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The larvae feed on Stellaria holostea. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. They can be found from April to June.[3]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. 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
- ^ "bladmineerders". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
External links
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Media related to Caryocolum blandella at Wikimedia Commons- lepiforum.de
- UK Moths
