''Caryocolum spinosum (
Huemer, 1989)'' is a
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 ...
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 Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...
. It is found in northern
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
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 have been recorded on wing in mid-June.
Neue und wenig bekannte Arten der Gattung Caryocolum Gregor & PovoLNY, 1954, aus Südwestasien
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See also
* ''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
''Caryocolum tetrameris'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and S ...
'' (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
* ''saginella''-group
** ''Caryocolum inflativorella
''Caryocolum inflativorella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and North Macedonia.
The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. Adults have been recorded o ...
'' (Klimesch, 1938)
** '' Caryocolum saginella'' (Zeller, 1868)
** '' Caryocolum cauligenella'' (Schmid, 1863)
* ''trauniella''-group
** '' Caryocolum trauniella'' (Zeller, 1868)
** ''Caryocolum peregrinella
''Caryocolum peregrinella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Spain, the southern Alps (France, Italy, Slovenia and Austria), Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.
The length of the forewings is 7.5–8&n ...
'' (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
''Caryocolum cassella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. It is als ...
'' (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, 201
References
Moths described in 1989
spinosum
Moths of Asia
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