Eulamprotes superbella

Eulamprotes superbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Eulamprotes
Species: E. superbella
Binomial name
Eulamprotes superbella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia superbella Zeller, 1839

Eulamprotes superbella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe, from the Alps to northern Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Siberia (Transbaikalia) and Mongolia.[2]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on Thymus serpyllum and Gnaphalium species.[3]

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. microlepidoptera.nl
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