A new species of Caryocolum is described from France (Alps, Pyrenees) and compared with the closely related Caryocolum leucomelanella (Zeller, 1839). Documented differences between both taxa are found particularly in the male genitalia.
A new species of Caryocolum is described from France (Alps, Pyrenees) and compared with the closely related Caryocolum leucomelanella (Zeller, 1839). Documented differences between both taxa are found particularly in the male genitalia.
Huemer, P. & Nel, J. 2005. <i>Caryocolum mazeli</i> n. sp., a new species from southern France (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). <i>Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France</i>, 110(2): 125-127.