Syncopacma coronillella

Syncopacma coronillella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species: S. coronillella
Binomial name
Syncopacma coronillella
(Treitschke, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lita coronillella Treitschke, 1833
  • Syncopacma fournieri Nel, 1998

Syncopacma coronillella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, the Benelux, Portugal and part of the Balkan Peninsula.

A sprig of Coronilla varia with leaves united by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Securigera varia.[3]

References

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