Syncopacma palpilineella

Syncopacma palpilineella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]

Syncopacma palpilineella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Syncopacma
Species:
S. palpilineella
Binomial name
Syncopacma palpilineella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia palpilineella Chambers, 1875
Syncopacma palpilineella, Hodges #2222, Size: 5 mm

Adults are dark brown, almost black, but with an irregular white fascia at the beginning of the cilia, which is sometimes interrupted in the middle.[3]

The larvae feed on Trifolium species and Coronilla varia.[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Syncopacma Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science, v.2, p. 252
  4. Bug Guide


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