Caryocolum viscariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Estonia and Russia.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The head is dark fuscous, mixed with whitish-fuscous. Terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings deep ochreous-brown, much mixed with dark fuscous; a dark spot on fold near base; stigmata black, indistinct, plical separating two obscure paler triangular dorsal blotches; a slightly angulated sometimes interrupted whitish-ochreous fascia at 3,4. Hindwings grey. Larva dull green; dorsal line darker; head black; 2 reddish=grey, plate black, bisected: in spun shoots.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and descriptionHeath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Societylepiforum.de includes images
Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.UKmoths
The larvae feed on Silene dioica, Silene alba and Lychnis viscaria. The larvae can be found from April to June.
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