Eulamprotes graecatella

Eulamprotes graecatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Eulamprotes
Species: E. graecatella
Binomial name
Eulamprotes graecatella
Šumpich & Skyva, 2012

Eulamprotes graecatella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Greece. The habitat consists of a salt marsh by the sea coast.

The wingspan is 10 mm for males and 12 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey-brown with four light whitish spots. The hindwings are brown grey. Adults have been recorded at the end of June.

Etymology

The species is named for the country from which it is described, i.e. Greece.[1]

References

  1. ↑ ŠUMPICH, J. & J. SKYVA (2012): New faunistic records for a number of Microlepidoptera, including description of three new taxa from Agonoxenidae, Depressariidae, and Gelechiidae (Gelechioidea). — Nota lepidopterologica 35 (2): 161-179
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