Caryocolum blandulella
Seq # 265510030
Caryocolum fischerella

Caryocolum cauligenella (Schmid, 1863) Species

Last modified: Feb. 27, 2024, 10:36 a.m.

This species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time and is thought to be extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gnorimoschemini > Genus: Caryocolum > Species: Caryocolum cauligenella
Vernacular names
Silenekustmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Anonymous 1902. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 2: 4, 12. On page 4.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 9–13 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Cocoon/pupa

Duration of the pupal phase about 4—5 weeks.

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Bionomics

The young larva lives in a flower stalk on the host plant, it reacts to the infestation by forming a gall about the size of a rosehip. The larva lives and develop in the hollow stem gall. Later when the larva becomes mature it leaves the gall to pupatein the soil in a white web.
The adults become active around dusk and later come to light in small numbers.

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from late June towards August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Silene nutans

The larvae live mainly on Silene nutans. Also recorded on Silene otites and Silene vulgaris.

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Habitat

It prefers xerothermic places, dry meadows, roadsides etc...

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg