Caryocolum proxima

Caryocolum proxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Caryocolum
Species:	C. proxima
Binomial name
	Caryocolum proxima; (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Recurvaria proxima Haworth, 1828; Caryocolum proximum; Gelechia maculiferella Douglas, 1851; Gnorimoschema maculiferella; Gelechia horticolla Peyerimhoff, 1871;

Caryocolum proxima is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe. It is also known from North America.

A sprig of *Cerastium semidecandrum* with a shoot spun together

The wingspan is 9-11.5 mm. Adults are bronzy metallic with paler metallic markings. They are on wing in August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Cerastium fontanum and Stellaria media. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short, inconspicuous corridor which is not lined with frass. The frass may be ejected out of the mine or is deposited in the mine as a broad pale orange central line. Older larvae live freely among spun leaves.^[4] Larvae can be found from April to May.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
^ Hants Moths
^ bladmineerders.nl

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.

[3] Hants Moths

[4] rders.nl

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