Gelechiidae : Anacampsinae
Syncopacma cinctella
SYNCOPACMA cinctella (Clerck, 1759)
Syncopacma cinctella
SYNCOPACMA cinctella (Clerck, 1759)
Kind permission - © Brian Elliot
- Gen det.
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: White-streak Sober
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( excluding - Azores,Balearis Is.,Channel Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Luxembourg,Madeira,
Malta & Sardinia ) : Asia Minor : North Africa
UK Distribution: Scarce in parts of central & southern England,Wales and central Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Rough,dry ground with calcareous soil : Downland : Limestone Pavement
Similar Species -
Observations: Although there are six 'Syncopacma' species with dark forewings S.larseniella is possibly closest to this moth externally, so location or food plant could help separate the two, although genitalia dissection would possibly necessary to be 100% sure.
Because of inaccuracies in the past these two moths were incorrectly separated and as such true distribution was also doubtful so that prior to 1982 records of S. cinctella may refer to S. larseniella.
Moth is occasionally attracted to light
Wingspan: 11-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( excluding - Azores,Balearis Is.,Channel Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Luxembourg,Madeira,
Malta & Sardinia ) : Asia Minor : North Africa
UK Distribution: Scarce in parts of central & southern England,Wales and central Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce A (Na - BAP : 1980-1993) = 16 - 30 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena cinctella (Clerck, 1759)
- Telphusa acrophylla Meyrick, 1911
- Not given with original publication
Habitat: Rough,dry ground with calcareous soil : Downland : Limestone Pavement
Similar Species -
- Syncopacma larseniella Gozmàny, 1957
Observations: Although there are six 'Syncopacma' species with dark forewings S.larseniella is possibly closest to this moth externally, so location or food plant could help separate the two, although genitalia dissection would possibly necessary to be 100% sure.
Because of inaccuracies in the past these two moths were incorrectly separated and as such true distribution was also doubtful so that prior to 1982 records of S. cinctella may refer to S. larseniella.
Moth is occasionally attracted to light
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Genista germanica - German Greenweed - Europe
- Genista tinctoria - Dyer's Greenweed - Europe
- Lembotropis nigricans - Black Broom - Europe
- Lotus corniculatus - Bird's-foot Trefoil
- Vicia cracca - Tufted Vetch - Bird Vetch - Cow Vetch - Europe
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - Medicago - Medicks
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - SYNCOPACMA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Anacampsinae SYNCOPACMA Meyrick 1925 Syncopacma cinctella (Clerck, 1759) - Telphusa acrophylla Meyrick, 1911 - PHALAENA cinctella (Clerck, 1759) = vorticella (Scopoli, 1763) = Stomopteryx obliquella Ragonot, 1875 = Anacampsis perforatella Reutti, 1898 = Gelechia ruptella Constant, 1865 = Phalaena vorticella Scopoli, 1763 - Icones insectorum rariorum cum nomibus eorum trivialibus, locique e C. Linnæi. - pp. [1-10], Tab. 1-16. Holmiæ: Title Page : pl.11 - fig.2 - Not given with original publication |