''Caryocolum viscariella'' is a

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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

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and

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. The

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is about 12 mm. The head is dark fuscous, mixed with whitish-fuscous. Terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings deep ochreous-brown, much mixed with dark fuscous; a dark spot on fold near base; stigmata black, indistinct, plical separating two obscure paler triangular dorsal blotches; a slightly angulated sometimes interrupted whitish-ochreous fascia at 3,4. Hindwings grey. Larva dull green; dorsal line darker; head black; 2 reddish=grey, plate black, bisected: in spun shoots. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.UKmoths
/ref> The larvae feed on ''

Silene dioica ''Silene dioica'' (synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Melandrium rubrum''), known as red campion and red catchfly, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe and introduced to the Americas. Description It is a biennia ...

'', ''

Silene alba ''Silene latifolia'', commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or a short-lived p ...

'' and ''

Lychnis viscaria ''Viscaria vulgaris'', the sticky catchfly or clammy campion, is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is an upright perennial growing to in height. The leaves are lanceolate. The flowers, which are 20 mm across and bright rosy-pi ...

''. The larvae can be found from April to June.

References

Moths described in 1855 viscariella Moths of Europe {{Caryocolum-stub