Syncopacma captivella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Romania.[1][2]

Syncopacma captivella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. captivella
Binomial name
Syncopacma captivella
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis captivella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia sarothamnella Zeller, 1868

The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius and Genista legionensis.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Syncopacma captivella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Syncopacma captivella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) new to Spain, reared from a new larval foodplant (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)