Syncopacma captivella

Syncopacma captivella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Romania.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are reddish brown, becoming dark brown from about half to a distinct white, straight fascia at two-thirds, beyond this, the apical third of the wing has black, coarser scaling with the scales light grey, tipped black towards the termen and apex. The hindwings are dark greyish brown.

The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius and Genista legionensis.