35.132 BF830  -  Gelechiidae -  Gelechiinae - Caryocolum fraternella - Stitchwort Groundling - (Douglas, 1851) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Gelechiidae
** Identification write up and photograph required **
Other Name/s: Mouse-ear Groundling ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Caryocolum marmorea (Mouse-ear Groundling)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1997 at Dronfield )  -  Uncertain as insufficient data – Only two records Long Eaton 1985 & Dronfield 1997 – DaNES & Harrison & Sterling
Flight Period: July /  August /  -  single generation Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 21 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-13mm
Food Plant: Stitchworts and common mouse-ear
Last Recorded Year: 1997
No First Date Information Recorded

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