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Syncopacma steppicolella

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Syncopacma steppicolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species:
S. steppicolella
Binomial name
Syncopacma steppicolella
Junnilainen, 2010

Syncopacma steppicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of dry steppe slopes with diversified flora.

The wingspan is 8.5–9.5 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in early June and mid-July, possibly in two generations per year.

The larvae possibly feed on Genista species.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the steppe habitat of the species.

References

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  1. ^ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview