Caryocolum fraternella

Caryocolum fraternella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Spain, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine.
Image:Caryocolum fraternella a sprig of Stellaria uliginosa with the terminal shoot spun together.JPG|thumb|left|200px|A sprig of Stellaria uliginosa with the terminal shoot spun together
[Image:Caryocolum fraternella larva.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Larva]
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The head is reddish-fuscous, whitish-mixed. Terminal joint of palpi as long as second. Forewings are reddish-brown, somewhat whitish-sprinkled, edges blackish -mixed; black basal and subbasal spots in middle stigmata black, two anterior confluent with a dark black-mixed oblique bar from costa, second discal connected with a blackish tornal spot; a white tornal spot following this, and another on costa slightly beyond it. Hindwings 1, grey. The larva dull greenish-brown, segmental incisions paler; dots black; head and plate of 2 black.
Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Stellaria species and Cerastium fontanum. They feed in the terminal shoots of their host plant.