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GELECHIIDAE | Gelechiinae | Gnorimoschemini
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35.137 Caryocolum tricolorella (Three-colour Groundling)
ws: 10-14.5mm (MBGBI4.2); Jun-Aug; greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea); common in open wood and hedgerow in England & Wales
Caryocolum tricolorella §1 female
ID: Thorax fuscous; dark bar between costa and fold at ~⅓, extended along costa as a triangle.
As with other Caryocolum species, genital determination is likely to be required for confident identification to species.
Female genitalia: Introitus vaginae broad, ~quadrate, with confluent sclerotisation and a notched anterior border; ductus bursae with a small sclerotised plate at its posterior end, which "fits into" the notch in the introitus; signum base plate with a broad crescent base plate and a short stout spike.
As with other Caryocolum species, genital determination is likely to be required for confident identification to species.
Female genitalia: Introitus vaginae broad, ~quadrate, with confluent sclerotisation and a notched anterior border; ductus bursae with a small sclerotised plate at its posterior end, which "fits into" the notch in the introitus; signum base plate with a broad crescent base plate and a short stout spike.
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; female; fw 5.6mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 22/08/2020 (§1)
