Species Details

ABH: 35.133

BF: 832

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Caryocolum blandella

=Caryocolum gerronella

Authority: (Douglas, 1852)

Vernacular: Barred Groundling

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in hedgerows and woodland throughout much of England, Wales and southern Ireland C. blandulella is generally smaller and whiter and lacks a distinct row of terminal spots; C. blandelloides, C. kroesmanniella and C. huebneri lack the very dark bar from costa to fold which completely obscures the costal and plical spots (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). Larva feeds on shoots of Greater Stitchwort, subsequently feeding on the seed heads.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 9.5 — 14.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 18 Jul (2010) — 1 Aug (2011)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/caryocolum-blandella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2010

Latest Year: 2011

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