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, east to Japan. The habitat consists of mixed deciduous woodlands.
The wingspan is 10.8–13 mm., 1995: Genera Eulamprotes Bradley and Daltopora Povolny (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology 63 (1): 209-219. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year. 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.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2Langmaid, 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 Societylepiforum.de includes images
The larvae feed on Hypericum species, including Hypericum maculatum.
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