Syncopacma cincticulella

Description

Syncopacma cincticulella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1851. It is found in Asia Minor and southern and south-eastern Europe, where it has been recorded from Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The larvae feed on Astragalus glycyphyllos, Coronilla varia, Cytisus scoparius, Dorycnium species, Genista germanica, Genista tinctoria and Ornithopus species. Young larvae make a full-depth broad corridor with irregular lateral expansions, mostly radiating from the midrib of the leaflet. Older larvae also mine, but from a spinning which is used to connect leaves to either each other or the leaf axis. The larvae are dirty yellowish-white with six reddish length lines.