Syncopacma linella explained

Syncopacma linella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1904. It is found in France, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Ukraine.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is about 12 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Linum campanulatum and Linum narbonense. The mines have the form of large full-depth fleck mines.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Syncopacma Meyrick, 1925 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 3, 2017.
2. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437806 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Syncopacma_linella Lepiforum.de
4. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/syncopacma/linella/linella.htm Bladmineerders.nl