Caryocolum petryi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland.Fauna Europaea It is also found in Mongolia and Siberia (Tuva). et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
The length of the forewings is 4–7 mm for males and 4–6 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early September.
Subspecies Caryocolum petryi petryi Caryocolum petryi benanderi (Hering, 1933) (Sweden)
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