Caryocolum huebneri
Seq # 265510050
Caryocolum kroesmanniella

Caryocolum junctella (Douglas, 1851) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:03 a.m.

This very rare 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 junctella
Vernacular names
Bosmuurpalpmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 173.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 10–11 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The young larva starts as a leaf miner, later it spins the tips of the shoots together. Adults resting on tree trunks during the day, hibernate and occasionally come to light. Adults have been occasionally attracted to the pheromone originally developed for Cossus cossus

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Flight periods

The adults can be seen from mid-July towards autumn and after overwintering again till May/June.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Cerastium glomeratum and Stellaria graminea
Host plant (genera):
Stellaria

The larva feeds mainly on Stellaria graminea and Cerastum glomeratum. Also found on Stellaria medium and possibly also on Stellaria uliginosa.

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Habitat

It inhabits forestal meadows and moist glades with single old trees.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1791 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1791 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1965 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 213 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2217 Namur
  • 2140 Liège
  • 2220 Luxembourg