Caryocolum amaurella (Hering, 1924)

on Silene

gall

stem in spring swollen and curved; inside a caterpillar; pupation in the soil.

host plants

Caryophyllaceae, monophagous

Silene viscaria.

References to Silene nutans, otites apply to C. crypticum (Huemer ao).

synonyms

Caryocolum amaurellum; C., Lita viscariae (Schütze, 1931).

references

Baldizzone (2004a), Buhr (1965a), Burmann (1990a), Huemer (1986a. 1988b, 1989b), Huemer, Karsholt & Mutanen (2014a), Junnilainen, Karsholt, Nupponen, ao (2010a), Kaitila (1996a), Kovács & Kovács (2022a), Lepiforum (2026), Liška ao (2000a), Nel (2003a), Opheim (1977a), Pröse (1995a), Schütze (1931a), Šumpich (2011c), Szőcs (1977a), Wieser & Huemer (1999a).