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,[1] east to Japan.[1] The habitat consists of mixed deciduous woodlands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Eulamprotes |
| Species: | E. atrella
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| Eulamprotes atrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 10.8–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.[3] 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. [4]
The larvae feed on Hypericum species, including Hypericum maculatum.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Eulamprotes Bradley, 1971". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ Sakamaki, Y., 1995: Genera Eulamprotes Bradley and Daltopora Povolny (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology 63 (1): 209-219.
- ^ "Eulamprotes atrella - Lot Moths and Butterflies - species in Las Descargues, the Lot, France". lotmoths.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Eulamprotes atrella". UKMoths. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
