Syncopacma polychromella

Syncopacma polychromella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Syncopacma
Species:	S. polychromella
Binomial name
	Syncopacma polychromella; (Rebel, 1902)
Synonyms
	List Anacampsis polychromella Rebel, 1902; Syncopacma faceta Meyrick, 1914; Anacampsis argyrolobiella Caradja, 1920; Anacampsis polychromella var. rebeliella Caradja, 1920; Aproaerema polychromella (Rebel, 1902); ;

Syncopacma polychromella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae, it was described by Hans Rebel in 1902.

Description[edit]

The wingspan is 7–10 mm.^[1] The head is white. The thorax brown mixed with white. The forewings are pale brown with a post median jagged white band and a dark apical 1/3.

Range[edit]

It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece and Russia, as well as on the Canary Islands, Sicily, Malta and Crete.^[2] It is also present in Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Yemen, Central Asia (including Uzbekistan), Sudan, Namibia and South Africa. It has been recorded in Denmark, France, Great Britain and Ireland.^[3] In Britain the moth was first recorded, in February 1952, at Bexley, Kent and the second at Hook, Surrey in February 1992; most likely as accidental introductions.^[4] It has since been recorded as a migrant to England.^[5]

Immigration[edit]

In December 2015, during an extended period of airflow from as far south as the Azores, at least seventeen have been reported in southern England over three days (16 – 19 December).^[6]

Host plant[edit]

The larvae feed on Astragalus unifoliolatus.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ Kimber, Ian. "Syncopacma polychromella". UKmoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ "Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)". Lot Moth and Butterflies. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^ Maitland Emmet, A; Langmaid, John R (eds.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4 Part 2. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 215–6. ISBN 0 946589 73 9.
^ Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gilliingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
^ "Flight Arrivals (Messages 8009 to 8037)". Atropos. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

External links[edit]

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[ukm-1] Kimber, Ian. "Syncopacma polychromella". UKmoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] "Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902)". Lot Moth and Butterflies. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

[4] Maitland Emmet, A; Langmaid, John R (eds.). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4 Part 2. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 215–6. ISBN 0 946589 73 9.

[5] Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gilliingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.

[6] "Flight Arrivals (Messages 8009 to 8037)". Atropos. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

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