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Beautiful groundling

Caryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The beautiful groundling (Caryocolum marmorea) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the beautiful groundling

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the beautiful groundling live?

Not recorded

Is the beautiful groundling endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the beautiful groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusCaryocolum
  7. SpeciesCaryocolum marmorea (Haworth, 1828)

Synonyms Caryocolum manniella, Gelechia manniella, Gelechia marmorea, Gelechia marmorella, Lita marmorea, Recurvaria marmorea

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Oranje kustmotDutch
  • psota trojškvrnnáSlovak
  • marmorerad arvmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the beautiful groundling

Other species in the same genus Caryocolum.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the beautiful groundling?

The beautiful groundling (Caryocolum marmorea) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Beautiful groundling (Caryocolum marmorea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/beautiful-groundling

MLA

“Beautiful groundling (Caryocolum marmorea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/beautiful-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{beautiful_groundling_2026,
  title = {Beautiful groundling (Caryocolum marmorea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/beautiful-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}