Caryocolum mazeli

Caryocolum mazeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Caryocolum
Species:
C. mazeli
Binomial name
Caryocolum mazeli
Huemer & Nel, 2005

Caryocolum mazeli is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from the French Alps and from Pyrenees of southern France and Andorra. It likely occurs in adjacent Spain and Italy. It is named for Robert Mazel, French lepidopterologist.

The wingspan is 12–13.5 mm (0.47–0.53 in). The larvae possibly feed on Dianthus and/or Petrorhagia species, as is known for other Caryocolum.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Huemer, Peter; Nel, Jacques (2005). "Caryocolum mazeli n. sp., a new species from southern France (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 110 (2): 125–127. doi:10.3406/bsef.2005.16200.
  2. ↑ "Caryocolum mazeli Huemer & Nel, 2005". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.291. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Caryocolum mazeli Huemer & Nel, 2005". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2024.