Caryocolum schleichi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in central, most of western and parts of eastern Europe,[1] Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan and Mongolia.[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. schleichi
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| Caryocolum schleichi (Christoph, 1872)
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The length of the forewings is 4–7 mm for males and 3.5–6 mm for females.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late May to early October.
The larvae feed on Dianthus scaber toletanus, Dianthus deltoides, Dianthus arenarius and Dianthus sylvestris.
Subspecies
edit- Caryocolum schleichi schleichi
- Caryocolum schleichi dianthella (Chretien, 1925)
- Caryocolum schleichi improvisella (Rebel, 1936)
- Caryocolum schleichi arenariella (Benander, 1937)
References
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- ^ "Caryocolum schleichi (Christoph, 1872) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.