Eteobalea alypella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy and Morocco.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Eteobalea |
| Species: | E. alypella
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| Eteobalea alypella (Klimesch, 1946)[1]
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults are on wing in June.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Globularia alypum.[2] Larvae are full-grown at the end of October and overwinter in the seed pod. Pupation takes place in spring.
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