''Caryocolum moehringiae'' is a

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 ...

of 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 ...

. It is found from

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to the

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and

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. The length of the forewings is 5.5–6 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to late August. The larvae feed on ''

Moehringia muscosa ''Moehringia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.Volker Bittrich. 1993. "Caryophyllaceae" In: Klaus Kubitzki. ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants''. volume II, pages 206-236. Springer-Verlag: Berlin, Heidelberg ...

'' and '' Moehringia bavarica''. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from April to May.

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Moths described in 1954 moehringiae Moths of Europe {{Caryocolum-stub