Caryocolum transiens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.[1][2] It is found in Nepal.[1]
Caryocolum transiens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Caryocolum |
Species: | C. transiens
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Binomial name | |
Caryocolum transiens |
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown and the hindwings are shining grey. The larvae possibly feed on Cerastium and/or Stellaria species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Huemer, Peter (1992). "Caryocolum transiens, spec. nov. aus Nepal (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)" (PDF). Spixiana (in German). 15 (1): 89–91.
- ^ Šumpich, Jan; Huemer, Peter; Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2020). "Review of Caryocolum (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Russian Altai with description of two new species" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 60 (1): 65–76. doi:10.37520/aemnp.2020.004.