Syncopacma cinctella

Syncopacma cinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Syncopacma
Species:	S. cinctella
Binomial name
Syncopacma cinctella (Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms
Phalaena vorticellaScopoli, 1763 Syncopacma vorticella(Scopoli, 1763) Phalaena cinctellaClerck, 1759 Phalaena ligulellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Gelechia ruptellaConstant, 1865 Anacampsis obliquellaRagonot, 1875 Anacampsis perforatellaReutti, 1898 Anacampsis vorticella ab. destrigellaKlemensiewicz, 1902 Syncopacma finlandicaGozmány, 1957

Syncopacma cinctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in all of Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa. ^[1] In the east, the range extends through Siberia to the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The forewings are bronzy-black; a nearly straight narrow white fascia beyond middle. Hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly. Under-surface with white fascia appearing only as a costal spot on forewings. The larva is pale green, suffused with reddish head pale yellow-brown; 2 with four black semilunules filled with yellow-brown. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus . The larvae live between leaves spun together with silk.

References

1. funet.fi
2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
3. Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
4. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
5. lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Swedish Moths
• lepidoptera.pl
• Fauna Europaea