Syncopacma oxyspila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.[1][2]

Syncopacma oxyspila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. oxyspila
Binomial name
Syncopacma oxyspila
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis oxyspila Meyrick, 1909
  • ?Stomopteryx nerteria Meyrick, 1906
  • Telphusa acrophylla Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a faint purplish tinge and opposite triangular whitish costal and dorsal spots at two-thirds, almost meeting. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 2, 2019). "Syncopacma oxyspila (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Syncopacma oxyspila (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 351.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.