Caryocolum cassella
Local name: vitbandad lundstjärnblommal
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Caryocolum cassella faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat degradation and loss of its specialized host plants in coastal dune systems. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes, coastal development, and recreational pressure on fragile dune ecosystems. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and increased storm intensity affecting the delicate balance of its sandy coastal habitat.
Habitat
This micro-moth inhabits specialized coastal sand dune environments along northern European coastlines, where it depends on specific flowering plants growing in stabilized dune systems. The species requires undisturbed sandy areas with sparse vegetation cover and is closely associated with particular host plants that thrive in the nutrient-poor, well-drained soils characteristic of mature dune ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Gelechiidae
Threatened in Åland Islands
Frequently asked questions
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