''Syncopacma vinella'', the Brighton sober, is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bankes in 1898. It is found in Europe, where it has been recorded from

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, and from

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. The

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is 10.5–12 mm. The forewings are rather glossy fuscous-black, tinged with violet and minutely speckled with pale scales. The hindwings are satiny-grey. The larvae feed on ''

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'', '' Medicago sativa'' and '' Trifolium pratense''. They

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the leaves of their host plant. They spin a number of leaflets together and bite a hole in the epidermis of the basal part of a leaflet and mine it out almost completely. The colour of the body varies from dull white to almost black, with a brown head.bladmineerders.nl
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References

Moths described in 1898 Syncopacma {{Anacampsini-stub