''Caryocolum'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...
.
Distribution
The genus is distributed between 28° N and 68° N throughout the
Palearctic realm
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...
and is also represented by a small number of species in the
Nearctic realm. Most of the species occur in mountainous areas.
Selected species
The genus consists of the following species:
*''fischerella''-group
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Caryocolum fischerella
''Caryocolum fischerella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in central and northern Europe.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are mid-brown. The moths are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The ...
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(Treitschke, 1833)
*''tischeriella''-group
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Caryocolum tischeriella
''Caryocolum tischeriella'' ''(Zeller, 1839)'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgar ...
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(Zeller, 1839)
*''alsinella''-group
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Caryocolum albifaciella''
(Heinemann, 1870)
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Caryocolum alsinella''
(Zeller, 1868)
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Caryocolum viscariella
''Caryocolum viscariella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Estonia and Russia.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults ...
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(Stainton, 1855)
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Caryocolum vicinella
''Caryocolum vicinella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, eastwards to the southern Ural.
Taxonomy
The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on '' Cerastium ...
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(Douglas, 1851)
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Caryocolum bosalella''
(Rebel, 1936)
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Caryocolum anatolicum''
Huemer, 1989
*''sciurella''-group
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Caryocolum sciurella
''Caryocolum sciurella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For examp ...
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(Walsingham, 1908)
*''nepalense''-group
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Caryocolum nepalense''
Povolny, 1968
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Caryocolum longiusculum''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum vartianorum''
Huemer, 1988
*''tetrameris''-group
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Caryocolum tetrameris''
(Meyrick, 1926)
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Caryocolum paghmanum''
Huemer, 1988
*''mongolense''-group
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Caryocolum mongolense''
Povolny, 1969
*''amaurella''-group
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Caryocolum amaurella
''Caryocolum amaurella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Fennoscandia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Greece, Ukraine and Russia. It i ...
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(Hering, 1924)
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Caryocolum crypticum
''Caryocolum crypticum'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in widely separated localities in northern Italy, Switzerland and Greece. The habitat consists of xerophilous steppes and rocky areas with sparse vegetation from about 50 ...
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Huemer, Karsholt & Mutanen, 2014
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Caryocolum iranicum''
Huemer, 1989
*''oculatella''-group
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Caryocolum oculatella
''Caryocolum oculatella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It ...
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(Thomann, 1930)
*''petryi''-group
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Caryocolum petryi
''Caryocolum petryi'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The ...
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(Hofmann, 1899)
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Caryocolum afghanum''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum majus''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum splendens''
Povolny, 1977
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Caryocolum dilatatum''
Huemer, 1989
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Caryocolum spinosum
''Caryocolum spinosum (Huemer, 1989)'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Iran.
The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is medium brown and the hindwings are shining grey. Adults ...
''
Huemer, 1989
*''saginella''-group
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Caryocolum inflativorella
''Caryocolum inflativorella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of No ...
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(Klimesch, 1938)
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Caryocolum saginella''
(Zeller, 1868)
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Caryocolum cauligenella''
(Schmid, 1863)
*''trauniella''-group
**''
Caryocolum trauniella''
(Zeller, 1868)
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Caryocolum peregrinella''
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
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Caryocolum delphinatella''
(Constant, 1890)
*''provinciella''-group
**''
Caryocolum provinciella''
(Stainton, 1869)
*''mucronatella''-group
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Caryocolum mucronatella''
(Chretien, 1900)
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Caryocolum simulans''
Huemer, 1988
*''leucomelanella''-group
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Caryocolum abhorrens''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum leucomelanella''
(Zeller, 1839)
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Caryocolum immixtum''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum leucothoracellum''
(Klimesch, 1953)
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Caryocolum schleichi''
(Christoph, 1872)
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Caryocolum albithoracellum''
Huemer, 1989
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Caryocolum similellum''
Huemer, 1989
*''marmoreum''-group
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Caryocolum marmoreum''
(Haworth, 1828)
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Caryocolum pullatella''
(Tengstrom, 1848)
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Caryocolum protectum''
(Braun, 1965)
*''stramentella''-group
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Caryocolum stramentella''
(Rebel, 1935)
*''fraternella''-group
**''
Caryocolum hispanicum''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum confluens''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum fraternella''
(Douglas, 1851)
*''interalbicella''-group
**''
Caryocolum klosi''
(Rebel, 1917)
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Caryocolum interalbicella''
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
**''
Caryocolum laceratella''
(Zeller, 1868)
**''
Caryocolum nearcticum''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum blandella
''Caryocolum blandella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.
The larvae feed on ''Stellaria holostea
''Rabelera holostea'', known as greater stitchwort, ...
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(Douglas, 1852)
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Caryocolum blandelloides''
Karsholt, 1981
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Caryocolum horoscopa''
(Meyrick, 1926)
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Caryocolum jaspidella''
(Chretien, 1908)
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Caryocolum proximum''
(Haworth, 1828)
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Caryocolum blandulella''
(Tutt, 1887)
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Caryocolum tricolorella''
(Haworth, 1812)
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Caryocolum fibigerium''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum junctella''
(Douglas, 1851)
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Caryocolum kasyi''
Huemer, 1988
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Caryocolum transiens''
Huemer, 1992
*''extremum''-group
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Caryocolum extremum''
Huemer, 1988
*''cassella''-group
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Caryocolum cassella''
(Walker, 1864)
*''huebneri''-group
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Caryocolum moehringiae''
(Klimesch, 1954)
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Caryocolum petrophilum''
(Preissecker, 1914)
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Caryocolum huebneri''
(Haworth, 1828)
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Caryocolum kroesmanniella''
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
*unknown group
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Caryocolum arenbergeri''
Huemer, 1989
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Caryocolum baischi''
Huemer & Karsholt, 2010
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Caryocolum dauphini''
Grange & Nel, 2012
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Caryocolum divergens''
Huemer, 1989
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Caryocolum gallagenellum''
Huemer, 1989
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Caryocolum leucofasciatum''
Huemer, 1989
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Caryocolum mazeli''
Huemer & Nel, 2005
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Caryocolum repentis''
Huemer & Luquet, 1992
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Caryocolum siculum''
Bella, 2008
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Caryocolum srnkai''
Huemer & Karsholt, 2011
Possible species
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Caryocolum crepusculella''
(Teich, 1889)
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Caryocolum trinella''
(Fuchs, 1903)
References
* 2008: ''Caryocolum siculum'' sp. n. (Gelechiidae), feeding on ''Gypsophila'' (Caryophyllaceae) in Sicily. ''Nota Lepidopterologica'' 31 (1): 69-75.
External links
Caryocolum at funet
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Gnorimoschemini
Gelechiidae genera