Syncopacma azosterella
| Syncopacma azosterella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Syncopacma |
| Species: | S. azosterella |
| Binomial name | |
| Syncopacma azosterella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Syncopacma azosterella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, September 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.