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Caryocolum alsinella (Zeller, 1868) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae] Gelechia alsinella Zeller, 1868. Ent. Ztg. Stettin. 29: 145. Caryocolum alsinella (Zeller, 1868).

Leaf-mine: Initially mining the leaves, but later on spun flowers and seeds (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Caryophyllaceae       Cerastium     UKMoths Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Minuartia verna Spring Sandwort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Caryophyllaceae       Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear Nederlandse bladmineerders Cerastium diffusum Sea Mouse-ear Nederlandse bladmineerders Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear Nederlandse bladmineerders Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear Nederlandse bladmineerders Minuartia verna Spring Sandwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: July and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A rather local species, having been recorded from sandy coastal areas around much of the British Isles (UKMoths) including, Derby, East Kent, East Suffolk, Mid-west, York, North Devon, North Somerset, South Devon, South Hants, West Cornwall, Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE), the Channel Is. and Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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