Eulamprotes wilkella

Eulamprotes wilkella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Eulamprotes
Species:	E. wilkella
Binomial name
	Eulamprotes wilkella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena wilkella Linnaeus, 1758; Phalaena (Tinea) merianella Linnaeus, 1758; Gelechia (Brachmia) pictella Zeller, 1839; Eulamprotes pictella; Argyritis pictella; Gelechia tarquiniella Stainton, 1862; Tinea germarella Geyer, 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

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults are on wing in June and again in August in two generations per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Cerastium fontanum.^[4]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ UKmoths
^ Hants Moths

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[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] UKmoths

[4] Hants Moths

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