Syncopacma azosterella
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| Syncopacma azosterella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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Syncopacma azosterella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1] It is found in Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Russia (southern Ural) and Ukraine.
The wingspan is 9.5–13.5 mm. The forewings are black, with the subapical fascia white and narrow. The hindwings are grey. from May to September with one generation per year in central Europe and two or three generations in the Mediterranean lowlands.
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus intermedius, tying the leaves of their host plant into a bud-like form.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Syncopacma azosterella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ Two little-known species of Gelechiidae in the European fauna