''Caryocolum'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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 Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

Distribution

The genus is distributed between 28° N and 68° N throughout the

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and is also represented by a small number of species in the

Nearctic realm The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

. Most of the species occur in mountainous areas.

Selected species

The genus consists of the following species: *''fischerella''-group **'' Caryocolum fischerella'' (Treitschke, 1833) *''tischeriella''-group **'' Caryocolum tischeriella'' (Zeller, 1839) *''alsinella''-group **'' Caryocolum albifaciella'' (Heinemann, 1870) **'' Caryocolum alsinella'' (Zeller, 1868) **'' Caryocolum viscariella'' (Stainton, 1855) **'' Caryocolum vicinella'' (Douglas, 1851) **'' Caryocolum bosalella'' (Rebel, 1936) **'' Caryocolum anatolicum'' Huemer, 1989 *''sciurella''-group **'' Caryocolum sciurella'' (Walsingham, 1908) *''nepalense''-group **'' Caryocolum nepalense'' Povolny, 1968 **'' Caryocolum longiusculum'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum vartianorum'' Huemer, 1988 *''tetrameris''-group **'' Caryocolum tetrameris'' (Meyrick, 1926) **'' Caryocolum paghmanum'' Huemer, 1988 *''mongolense''-group **'' Caryocolum mongolense'' Povolny, 1969 *''amaurella''-group **'' Caryocolum amaurella'' (Hering, 1924) **'' Caryocolum crypticum'' Huemer, Karsholt & Mutanen, 2014 **'' Caryocolum iranicum'' Huemer, 1989 *''oculatella''-group **'' Caryocolum oculatella'' (Thomann, 1930) *''petryi''-group **'' Caryocolum petryi'' (Hofmann, 1899) **'' Caryocolum afghanum'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum majus'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum splendens'' Povolny, 1977 **'' Caryocolum dilatatum'' Huemer, 1989 **'' Caryocolum spinosum'' Huemer, 1989 *''saginella''-group **'' Caryocolum inflativorella'' (Klimesch, 1938) **'' Caryocolum saginella'' (Zeller, 1868) **'' Caryocolum cauligenella'' (Schmid, 1863) *''trauniella''-group **'' Caryocolum trauniella'' (Zeller, 1868) **'' Caryocolum peregrinella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854) **'' Caryocolum delphinatella'' (Constant, 1890) *''provinciella''-group **'' Caryocolum provinciella'' (Stainton, 1869) *''mucronatella''-group **'' Caryocolum mucronatella'' (Chretien, 1900) **'' Caryocolum simulans'' Huemer, 1988 *''leucomelanella''-group **'' Caryocolum abhorrens'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum leucomelanella'' (Zeller, 1839) **'' Caryocolum immixtum'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum leucothoracellum'' (Klimesch, 1953) **'' Caryocolum schleichi'' (Christoph, 1872) **'' Caryocolum albithoracellum'' Huemer, 1989 **'' Caryocolum similellum'' Huemer, 1989 *''marmoreum''-group **'' Caryocolum marmoreum'' (Haworth, 1828) **'' Caryocolum pullatella'' (Tengstrom, 1848) **'' Caryocolum protectum'' (Braun, 1965) *''stramentella''-group **'' Caryocolum stramentella'' (Rebel, 1935) *''fraternella''-group **'' Caryocolum hispanicum'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum confluens'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum fraternella'' (Douglas, 1851) *''interalbicella''-group **'' Caryocolum klosi'' (Rebel, 1917) **'' Caryocolum interalbicella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854) **'' Caryocolum laceratella'' (Zeller, 1868) **'' Caryocolum nearcticum'' Huemer, 1988 **''

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. Very similar to ''Caryocolum blandelloides'', ''Caryocolum blandulella'', ''Caryocolum huebneri ...

'' (Douglas, 1852) **'' Caryocolum blandelloides'' Karsholt, 1981 **'' Caryocolum horoscopa'' (Meyrick, 1926) **'' Caryocolum jaspidella'' (Chretien, 1908) **'' Caryocolum proximum'' (Haworth, 1828) **'' Caryocolum blandulella'' (Tutt, 1887) **'' Caryocolum tricolorella'' (Haworth, 1812) **'' Caryocolum fibigerium'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum junctella'' (Douglas, 1851) **'' Caryocolum kasyi'' Huemer, 1988 **'' Caryocolum transiens'' Huemer, 1992 *''extremum''-group **'' Caryocolum extremum'' Huemer, 1988 *''cassella''-group **'' Caryocolum cassella'' (Walker, 1864) *''huebneri''-group **'' Caryocolum moehringiae'' (Klimesch, 1954) **'' Caryocolum petrophilum'' (Preissecker, 1914) **'' Caryocolum huebneri'' (Haworth, 1828) **'' Caryocolum kroesmanniella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854) *unknown group **'' Caryocolum arenbergeri'' Huemer, 1989 **'' Caryocolum baischi'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2010 **'' Caryocolum dauphini'' Grange & Nel, 2012 **'' Caryocolum divergens'' Huemer, 1989 **'' Caryocolum gallagenellum'' Huemer, 1989 **'' Caryocolum leucofasciatum'' Huemer, 1989 **'' Caryocolum mazeli'' Huemer & Nel, 2005 **'' Caryocolum repentis'' Huemer & Luquet, 1992 **'' Caryocolum siculum'' Bella, 2008 **'' Caryocolum srnkai'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2011

Possible species

*'' Caryocolum crepusculella'' (Teich, 1889) *'' 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

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5047714 Gnorimoschemini Gelechiidae genera