Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852)
short-barred groundling
mine
Long narrow gallery close to the midrib. Older larvae live free among spun leaves or inflorescence.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, narrowly monophagous
Stellaria holostea.
phenology
Larvae in April – June, mining in April Bland ao, 2002a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010)
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia to Portugal, the Alps, and Hungary, and from Ireland to South Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Body and thoracic legs yellowish green; head and prothoracic plate black; pinacula small, black (Bland ao, 2002a).
synonyms
Lita, Gnorimoschema, Phthorimaea maculea auct.
references
Aarvik, Bakke, Berg ao (1997a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Burmann (1990a), Corley, Maravalhas & Passos de Carvalho (2006a), Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Hering (1957a), Huemer (1988b), Huemer & Karsholt (2010a), Huisman & Koster (1999a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2001a), Kaitila (1996a), Klimesch (1954a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), Nowakowski (1954a), De Prins (1998a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Skala (1950a), Sønderup (1949a), Szőcs (1977a).