Caryocolum peregrinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Spain, the southern Alps (France, Italy, Slovenia and Austria), Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.[1]
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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. peregrinella
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| Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
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The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to mid-September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Silene ciliata and Petrocoptis pyrenaica.[3] Larvae can be found in mid-June.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
- ^ Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) new to Spain and notes on the biology (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)