Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)
previously: Caryocolum marmoreum (Haworth, 1828)

(Beautiful Groundling)
35.1310 (B&F: 829)

»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
  »Family: Gelechiidae
   »Subfamily: Gelechiinae
    »Tribe: Hypercalliini

Synonym(s):

Caryocolum manniella (Zeller, 1839)
Caryocolum pulchra (Wollaston, 1858

Status and ecology:

National Status: Nationally Scarce B

Resident. Occurs singly at mv light in the few vegetated shingle beach areas that survive in both vice-counties, although it is sometimes locally common at Pagham. Double-brooded, flying from May to September. Larvae feed on common mouse-ear, although this has yet to be confirmed in Sussex (Pratt, 2011).

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Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828) previously: Caryocolum marmoreum (Haworth, 1828)

(Beautiful Groundling)35.1310 (B&F: 829)

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Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)
previously: Caryocolum marmoreum (Haworth, 1828)

(Beautiful Groundling)
35.1310 (B&F: 829)