Syncopacma suecicella
| Syncopacma suecicella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Syncopacma |
| Species: | S. suecicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Syncopacma suecicella (Wolff, 1958) | |
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Syncopacma suecicella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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 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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