Syncopacma cinctella

Syncopacma cinctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in all of Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.[1] In the east, the range extends through Siberia to the Russian Far East.

Syncopacma cinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Syncopacma
Species:
S. cinctella
Binomial name
Syncopacma cinctella
(Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena vorticella Scopoli, 1763
  • Syncopacma vorticella (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Phalaena cinctella Clerck, 1759
  • Phalaena ligulella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Gelechia ruptella Constant, 1865
  • Anacampsis obliquella Ragonot, 1875
  • Anacampsis perforatella Reutti, 1898
  • Anacampsis vorticella ab. destrigella Klemensiewicz, 1902
  • Syncopacma finlandica Gozmány, 1957

The wingspan is 10–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus. The larvae live between leaves spun together with silk.

References
  1. funet.fi


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