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 (Brahmia) 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 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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