35.135 BF831  -  Gelechiidae -  Gelechiinae - Caryocolum proxima - Meadow Groundling - (Haworth, 1828) 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: Caryocolum proximum ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Caryocolum alsinella (Narrow Groundling)
Distribution:  Likely no longer to be found in the county – two records from Ripley in 1916 & 1917 – Harrison & Sterling
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 25 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-15mm
Food Plant: Common Chickweed and Common Mouse-ear
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

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