Caryocolum sciurella
Appearance
Caryocolum sciurella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Caryocolum |
Species: | C. sciurella
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Binomial name | |
Caryocolum sciurella (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
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Caryocolum sciurella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, mottled, suffused and blotched with chestnut-brown and black. The hindwings are bluish grey.[2] Adults are on wing from late February to mid-April.[3]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
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