GELECHIIDAE | Gelechiinae

35.133 Caryocolum blandella (Short-barred Groundling)

​ws: 9.5-14.5mm (MBGBI4.2); Jul-Aug; greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea); NS-B in woodland and hedgerows in England & Wales
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Caryocolum blandella §1 male
ID: Thorax whitish; dark bar between costa and fold at ⅙; terminal fuscous dots present 
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 22/07/2020; male; fw 6.1mm
§2 Leworthy, Devon; 27/07/2021; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/08/2020 (§1) | dissection images added 01/02/2021 | §2 added 20/08/2021