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Eulamprotes atrella

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Species of moth

Eulamprotes atrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Eulamprotes
Species: E. atrella
Binomial name
Eulamprotes atrella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea atrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea quadripunctella Fabricius, 1794
  • Anacampsis umbriferella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Anacampsis aurimaculella Höfner, 1896
  • Aristotelia ornata Dufrane, 1942

Eulamprotes atrella, the two-spotted neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from most of Europe, east to Japan. The habitat consists of mixed deciduous woodlands.

The wingspan is 10.8–13 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year. Palpi pale yellowish. Forewings dark purplish-fuscous; a triangular whitish-ochreous tornal spot, and another on costa beyond it. Hindwings grey. Larva pale whitish-green ; head very pale brown; 2 with a grey plate and two black spots.Pupa in a flat case formed of a portion of the mined stem.


The larvae feed on Hypericum species, including Hypericum maculatum.

References

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  2. Sakamaki, Y., 1995: Genera Eulamprotes Bradley and Daltopora Povolny (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology 63 (1): 209-219.
  3. "Eulamprotes atrella - Lot Moths and Butterflies - species in Las Descargues, the Lot, France". lotmoths.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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Taxon identifiers
Eulamprotes atrella


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