Syncopacma polychromella explained

Syncopacma polychromella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae, it was described by Hans Rebel in 1902.

Description

The wingspan is 7–10 mm.[1] The head is white. The thorax brown mixed with white. The forewings are pale brown with a post median jagged white band and a dark apical 1/3.

Range

It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece and Russia, as well as on the Canary Islands, Sicily, Malta and Crete.[2] It is also present in Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Yemen, Central Asia (including Uzbekistan), Sudan, Namibia and South Africa. It has been recorded in Denmark, France, Great Britain and Ireland.[3] In Britain the moth was first recorded, in February 1952, at Bexley, Kent and the second at Hook, Surrey in February 1992; most likely as accidental introductions.[4] It has since been recorded as a migrant to England.[5]

Immigration

In December 2015, during an extended period of airflow from as far south as the Azores, at least seventeen have been reported in southern England over three days (16 – 19 December).[6]

Host plant

The larvae feed on Astragalus unifoliolatus.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kimber . Ian . Syncopacma polychromella . UKmoths . 30 June 2019.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219145503/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437818 Fauna Europaea
  3. Web site: Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902). https://web.archive.org/web/20130826104848/http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=673. dead. 26 August 2013. Lot Moth and Butterflies. 19 December 2015.
  4. Book: Maitland Emmet. A. Langmaid. John R. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4 Part 2. Harley Books. Colchester. 0 946589 73 9. 215–6.
  5. Book: Sterling. Phil. Parsons. Mark. Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 2012. British Wildlife Publishing. Gilliingham, Dorset. 978 0 9564902 1 6. 172.
  6. Web site: Flight Arrivals (Messages 8009 to 8037) . Atropos. 19 December 2015. 19 December 2015.