Caryocolum peregrinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in northern Spain, the southern Alps (France, Italy, Slovenia and Austria), Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.Fauna Europaea
The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to mid-September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Silene ciliata and Petrocoptis pyrenaica.Caryocolum peregrinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) new to Spain and notes on the biology (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Larvae can be found in mid-June.
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