Syncopacma steppicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of dry steppe slopes with diversified flora.
The wingspan is 8.5–9.5 mm.; 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview Adults are on wing in early June and mid-July, possibly in two generations per year.
The larvae possibly feed on Genista species.
Etymology The species name refers to the steppe habitat of the species.
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