| Taxon | Metzneria aestivella |
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| Authority | (Zeller, 1839)[1] |
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Metzneria aestivella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Iceland, Norway, Lithuania, Slovakia and Ukraine. The habitat consists of dry, sunny areas with low-growing herbaceous plants.
The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[2] Adults are similar to Metzneria lappella and Metzneria metzneriella .[3][4][5][6]
Adults are on wing from June to July.
Larvae can be found in winter and spring in old flowers of Carlina vulgaris, Pyrethrum corymbosum and Carlina acaulis. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 8–9 mm.[7]
Subspecies
- Metzneria aestivella aestivella
- Metzneria aestivella dichroa Walsingham, 1908 (Canary Islands)
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
- ^ 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
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine