Caryocolum junctella (Douglas, 1851)
confluent groundling
mine
Young larvae make mines, but the mines have not been described. Older larvae live among the tips of the shoots, that are spun together.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Cerastium arvense, glomeratum; Stellaria graminea, media.
phenology
Larvae in May – early June (Bland ao, 2002a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
Most of Europe; absent from Ireland and the Mediterranean Islands, probably also from the Iberian Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Body, including the anal plate, apple green; head black; prothoracic plate and thoracic feet blackish brown (Bland ea, 2002a).
references
Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Huemer (1988b), Klimesch (1954a, 1989a), Opheim (1977a), De Prins (1998a).