Caryocolum proxima

Caryocolum proxima is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe. It is also known from North America.

A sprig of Cerastium semidecandrum with a shoot spun together
Larva

Caryocolum proxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. proxima
Binomial name
Caryocolum proxima
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria proxima Haworth, 1828
  • Caryocolum proximum
  • Gelechia maculiferella Douglas, 1851
  • Gnorimoschema maculiferella
  • Gelechia horticolla Peyerimhoff, 1871[2]

The wingspan is 9-11.5 mm. Adults are bronzy metallic with paler metallic markings. They are on wing in August.[3]

The larvae feed on Cerastium fontanum and Stellaria media. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short, inconspicuous corridor which is not lined with frass. The frass may be ejected out of the mine or is deposited in the mine as a broad pale orange central line. Older larvae live freely among spun leaves.[4] Larvae can be found from April to May.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Huemer, P (1988). "A taxonomic revision of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 57: 439–571.
  3. Hants Moths
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-24.


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