Eulamprotes wilkella

Eulamprotes wilkella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Eulamprotes
Species:	E. wilkella
Binomial name
Eulamprotes wilkella (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
Phalaena wilkellaLinnaeus, 1758 Phalaena (Tinea) merianellaLinnaeus, 1758 Gelechia (Brachmia) pictellaZeller, 1839 Eulamprotes pictella Argyritis pictella Gelechia tarquiniellaStainton, 1862 Tinea germarellaGeyer, 1832

Eulamprotes wilkella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus and Siberia. ^[2]

A sprig of Cerastium holosteoides eaten by larva

Larva

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Head white. Antennae with apical third white. Forewings blackish; two bars from costa, at 1/4 and 1/2, a straight sometimes interrupted oblique fascia at 3/4, and an apical spot silvery-metallic; white spots in cilia on costal extremity of fascia and at apex. Hindwings pale grey. Larva light rosy; head pale brown; 2 brownish: in silken galleries. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Adults are on wing in June and again in August in two generations per year. ^[7]

The larvae feed on Cerastium fontanum . ^[8]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
4. Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
5. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
6. lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
7. UKmoths
8. Hants Moths