Syncopacma metadesma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Syncopacma |
| Species: | S. metadesma
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| Syncopacma metadesma (Meyrick, 1927)
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish with a slightly oblique narrow irregular white fascia at two-thirds. The hindwings are gray.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2019). "Syncopacma metadesma (Meyrick, 1927)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "420461.00 – 2220 – Aproaerema metadesma – (Meyrick, 1927)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (11): 352.