Gelechiidae : Anacampsinae
Syncopacma polychromella
SYNCOPACMA polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
Syncopacma polychromella
SYNCOPACMA polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
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Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: African Sober
Wingspan: 7 - 10mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - Found in ( Austria, Canary Isles,Crete,Croatia,Czech Rep.,Greece,Gibralter,Italy,Macedonia,Malta, Madeira,Portugal,E Russia,Sicily & Spain.) : Syria ; Palestine : Jordan : Egypt : S.Africa : India : Central Asia
UK Distribution: Rare Immigrant to southern England
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coatsal habitat where food-plant grows
Similar Species -
None
Larva: Unknown
Pupa: Unknown
Overwinters as: Unknown
Observations: First appearing in 1952 in Bexley Kent this small gelechid was considered to be a rare immigrant usually along the south coasts and recently Ireland,but this may have slightly changed when in December 2015 a large influx of at least 60 of these moths were recorded mainly at the moth trap.They were also recorded inland as well with a recording from Wallingford in Oxfordshire. I'm sure when all recordings are finally collated the figures will be much higher and possibly well spread.
The influx was created by Sahara storms which pushed the moths northwards. Previous sightigs have always been in May and June but now December can be added and possibly any other month if weather creates the same conditions.
Wingspan: 7 - 10mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - Found in ( Austria, Canary Isles,Crete,Croatia,Czech Rep.,Greece,Gibralter,Italy,Macedonia,Malta, Madeira,Portugal,E Russia,Sicily & Spain.) : Syria ; Palestine : Jordan : Egypt : S.Africa : India : Central Asia
UK Distribution: Rare Immigrant to southern England
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Anacampis polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
- Telphusa acrophylla Meyrick, 1911
- Not Specified
Habitat: Coatsal habitat where food-plant grows
Similar Species -
None
Larva: Unknown
Pupa: Unknown
Overwinters as: Unknown
Observations: First appearing in 1952 in Bexley Kent this small gelechid was considered to be a rare immigrant usually along the south coasts and recently Ireland,but this may have slightly changed when in December 2015 a large influx of at least 60 of these moths were recorded mainly at the moth trap.They were also recorded inland as well with a recording from Wallingford in Oxfordshire. I'm sure when all recordings are finally collated the figures will be much higher and possibly well spread.
The influx was created by Sahara storms which pushed the moths northwards. Previous sightigs have always been in May and June but now December can be added and possibly any other month if weather creates the same conditions.
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
- Astragalus unifoliolatus - Bunge
- Lotus sessilifolius - No Common Name
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Anacampsinae SYNCOPACMA Meyrick 1925 Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) - Telphusa acrophylla Meyrick, 1911 - ANACAMPIS polychromella (Rebel, 1902) = Stomopteryx rebeliella Caradja, 1920 = Stomopteryx argyrobiella Caradja, 1920 - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris by Entomologischer Verein "Iris" 15,zu Dresden : Title Page : P.109 - n.9 - Not Specified |