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Syncopacma suecicella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Syncopacma

Syncopacma suecicella

Similar
  
Syncopacma albipalpella, Syncopacma cinctella, Syncopacma, Syncopacma taeniolella, Aproaerema anthyllidella

Syncopacma suecicella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Wolff in 1958. It is found in Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece and Russia, as well as on Sardinia.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Genista pilosa, living between leaves spun together with silk. The larvae have a reddish purple body, marbled with grey. The head is honey coloured.

References

Syncopacma suecicella Wikipedia