Syncopacma captivella explained

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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Syncopacma captivella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 2, 2018.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060209/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437816 Fauna Europaea
  3. http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45521389006.pdf Syncopacma captivella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) new to Spain, reared from a new larval foodplant (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)