Syncopacma karvoneni explained

Syncopacma karvoneni is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hackman in 1950. It is found in Switzerland, Fennoscandia and northern Russia.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Vicia cracca, Trifolium pratense, Lathyrus pratensis, Lathyrus palustris and Melilotus alba. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small full-depth gallery.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anacampsinae/syncopacma/ funet.fi
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305212241/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437821 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/s/syncopacma_karvoneni.html Svenska fjärilar
4. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/syncopacma/karvoneni/karvoneni.htm bladmineerders.nl