Syncopacma adenocarpella

Syncopacma adenocarpella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Rebel in 1927. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]

Syncopacma adenocarpella
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S. adenocarpella
Binomial name
Syncopacma adenocarpella
(Rebel in Hering, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Aproaerema adenocarpella Rebel, 1927

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus complicatus aureus. They spin a tube of silk along a branch, and feed on the leaves from there. Pupation takes place inside the tube.[2]

References

  1. "Syncopacma". ftp.funet.fi.
  2. "Syncopacma adenocarpella". bladmineerders.nl.


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