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Syncopacma albipalpella

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Syncopacma albipalpella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. albipalpella
Binomial name
Syncopacma albipalpella
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis albipalpella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
  • Stomopteryx leucopalpella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Syncopacma albipalpella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Germany to Spain and Italy and from Great Britain to Austria.

A sprig of Genista anglica with leaves spun together and discoloured by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in July.[3]

The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus, Lotus uliginosus, Medicago and Trifolium species.

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