35.135 BF831  –  Gelechiidae –  Gelechiinae – Caryocolum proxima – Meadow Groundling – (Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Gelechiinae
** 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
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
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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Distribution Map for Caryocolum proxima

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Caryocolum proxima

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Caryocolum proxima
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Caryocolum proxima
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Caryocolum proxima
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Caryocolum proxima
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Caryocolum proxima
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Caryocolum proxima
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Caryocolum proxima
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Caryocolum proxima
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Caryocolum proxima – 0 records available

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No records found for Caryocolum proxima.

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