Syncopacma polychromella

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Syncopacma polychromella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Syncopacma
Species:
S. polychromella
Binomial name
Syncopacma polychromella
(Rebel, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis polychromella Rebel, 1902
  • Syncopacma faceta Meyrick, 1914
  • Anacampsis argyrolobiella Caradja, 1920
  • Anacampsis polychromella var. rebeliella Caradja, 1920
  • Aproaerema polychromella (Rebel, 1902)

Syncopacma polychromella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae, it was described by Rebel in 1902.

Description[]

The wingspan is 7–10 mm.[1] The head is white. The thorax brown mixed with white. The forewings are pale brown with a post median jagged white band and a dark apical 1/3.

Range[]

It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece and Russia, as well as on the Canary Islands, Sicily, Malta and Crete.[2] It is also present in Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Yemen, Central Asia (including Uzbekistan), Sudan, Namibia and South Africa. It has been recorded in Denmark, France, Great Britain and Ireland.[3] In Britain the moth was first recorded, in February 1952, at Bexley, Kent and the second at Hook, Surrey in February 1992; most likely as accidental introductions.[4] It has since been recorded as a migrant to England.[5]

Immigration[]

In December 2015, during an extended period of airflow from as far south as the Azores, at least seventeen have been reported in southern England over three days (16 – 19 December).[6]

Host plant[]

The larvae feed on .[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Syncopacma polychromella". UKmoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ "Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)". Lot Moth and Butterflies. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. ^ Maitland Emmet, A; Langmaid, John R (eds.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4 Part 2. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 215–6. ISBN 0 946589 73 9.
  5. ^ Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gilliingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
  6. ^ "Flight Arrivals (Messages 8009 to 8037)". Atropos. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

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