Forum Entomologi Italiani

I am puzzling over this from 12 July 2011, Spain. Any suggestions would be great! Matthew

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Matthew Gandy
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Gelechidae - Eulamprotes sp.
Ciao Lucio

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A VOLTE E' MEGLIO TACERE E SEMBRARE STUPIDI CHE APRIR BOCCA E TOGLIERE OGNI DUBBIO Oscar Wilde

Matthew, I see we are doing the same catches... Maybe not the same species, but very similar!
Mine I'd say is Eulamprotes wilkella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Gelechiidae Gelechiinae, check here for a comparison.

Lucio, questo è una famiglia che ancora non conoscevo... mi sa che adesso riuscirò a sistemarne altri 4 o 5... per cui grazie da parte mia!

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Maura
(Mitakuye oyasin)

Thank you Maura and Lucio - I think it is likely to be wilkella from the markings. It turns out there is a similar looking one in Spain libertinella but this is more of a mountain moth. Matthew

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Matthew Gandy
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