Caryocolum protectum is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Kentucky, United States.[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. protectum
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| Binomial name | |
| Caryocolum protectum (Braun, 1965)
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The length of the forewings is about 6 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from early May to mid-July.
References
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- ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.