Syncopacma wormiella

Syncopacma wormiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Wolff in 1958. It is found in Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, European Russia, as well as the Russian Far East.[1][2]

Syncopacma wormiella
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S. wormiella
Binomial name
Syncopacma wormiella
(Wolff, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Stomopteryx wormiella Wolff, 1958

The wingspan is about 12 mm.

The larvae feed on Ononis spinosa.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mr. J. G. Worm-Hansen, who took the first Danish specimen.[3]

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