Syncopacma albifrontella

Syncopacma albifrontella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species: S. albifrontella
Binomial name
Syncopacma albifrontella
(Heinemann, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis albifrontella Heinemann, 1870

Syncopacma albifrontella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Heinemann in 1870. It is found in Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Astragalus arenarius, but probably also feed on other Astragalus species.[3]

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