Caryocolum sciurella

Caryocolum sciurella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. sciurella
Binomial name
	Caryocolum sciurella; (Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
	Gelechia sciurella Walsingham, 1908; Phthorimaea sciurella; Lita rubidella Chretien, 1908; Lita rubidellum;

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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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rum.de

[3] 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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