Syncopacma genistae

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Syncopacma genistae
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. genistae
Binomial name
Syncopacma genistae
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aproaerema genistae Walsingham, 1908

Syncopacma genistae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are pale brownish olivaceous at the base, blending to blackish about the middle. The terminal area is sprinkled with brownish, blackish and steel grey scales. The hindwings are leaden grey.[2]

The larvae feed within the shoots of Genista canariensis.

References[]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Syncopacma Genistae". www.lepiforum.de. Retrieved 2021-05-19.


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