Syncopacma steppicolella

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Syncopacma steppicolella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. steppicolella
Binomial name
Syncopacma steppicolella
Junnilainen, 2010

Syncopacma steppicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of dry steppe slopes with diversified flora.

The wingspan is 8.5–9.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark fuscous. The hindwings are pale fuscous. [1] Adults are on wing in early June and mid-July, possibly in two generations per year.

The larvae possibly feed on Genista species.

Etymology

The species name refers to the steppe habitat of the species.

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References

  1. Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview