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Southern groundling

Caryocolum blandulella (Tutt, 1887)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the southern 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 southern groundling live?

Not recorded

Is the southern 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 southern groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusCaryocolum
  7. SpeciesCaryocolum blandulella (Tutt, 1887)

Synonyms Gelechia blandulella

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • hietikkovyökoiFinnish
  • Apró csillaghúrmolyHungarian
  • Lichte kustmotDutch
  • svartbandad arvmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern groundling

Other species in the same genus Caryocolum.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern groundling?

The southern groundling (Caryocolum blandulella) 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). Southern groundling (Caryocolum blandulella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-groundling

MLA

“Southern groundling (Caryocolum blandulella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_groundling_2026,
  title = {Southern groundling (Caryocolum blandulella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}