Syncopacma suecicella

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Syncopacma suecicella
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. suecicella
Binomial name
Syncopacma suecicella
(Wolff, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Stomopteryx suecicella Wolff, 1958

Syncopacma suecicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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.[1][2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Genista pilosa, living between leaves spun together with silk.[4] The larvae have a reddish purple body, marbled with grey. The head is honey coloured.[5]

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