Syncopacma sangiella

Syncopacma sangiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Syncopacma
Species: S. sangiella
Binomial name
Syncopacma sangiella
(Stainton, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sangiella Stainton, 1863

Syncopacma sangiella, the brown sober, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Stainton in 1863. It is found in most of Europe, except the Benelux, Denmark and parts of the Balkan Peninsula.[1][2]

The wingspan is 12-13 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus, living between leaves spun together with silk.[4]

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