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]
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Head white.
Antennae with apical third white. Forewings blackish; two bars from costa, at 1/4 and 1/2, a straight sometimes interrupted oblique fascia at 3/4, and an apical spot silvery-metallic; white spots in cilia on costal extremity of fascia and at apex. Hindwings pale grey.
Larva light rosy; head pale brown; 2 brownish: in silken galleries.[3][4][5][6]
Adults are on wing in June and again in August in two generations per year.[7]
^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
^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
^Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
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