''Caryocolum spinosum (
Huemer, 1989)'' 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 in northern
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...
.
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
''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 ...
'' (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
''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 ...
'' (Hofmann, 1899)
** '' Caryocolum afghanum'' Huemer, 1988
** '' Caryocolum majus'' Huemer, 1988
** '' Caryocolum splendens'' Povolny, 1977
** '' Caryocolum dilatatum'' 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'' (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, 201
References
Moths described in 1989
spinosum
Moths of Asia
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