Caryocolum petrophila (Preissecker, 1914)
Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae
mine
Broad corridor, in one half of the leaf, running towards the leaf tip. Most frass is ejected; if this does not happen it forms a yellowish red mass in the centre of the corridor. The larva is remarkably active. Older larvae live free among spun shoot tips, causing window feeding, in the spun inflorescence, feeding on the flowers.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Cerastium arvense; Stellaria graminea.
phenology
Larvae in May – June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
Fennoscandia, Alps.
synonyms
Caryocolum petrophilum; Phthorimaea petrophila.
references
Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Hering (1957a), Huemer (1988b), Huemer & Karsholt (2010a), Kaitila (1996a), Klimesch (1954a, 1958c), Skala (1950a), Szőcs (1977a).