Caryocolum kroesmanniella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
scarce groundling
mine
Rather long and broad gallery with frass over its full length, in a central line. The mine never crosses the midrib. Older larvae live among spun leaves.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Stellaria alsine, holostea.
References to Stellaria graminea and media need confirmation.
phenology
Mining larvae from autumn till in May (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 the Pyrenees, Alps, and Romania, and from Britain to South Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
synonyms
Lita, Gnorimoschema huebneri auct.