| Taxon | Metzneria aprilella |
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| Authority | (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] |
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Metzneria aprilella, the brilliant neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran and southern Siberia.[2] The habitat consists of waste ground and grassland.
The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea solstitialis. They feed on the seeds from within the seedhead.[4]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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
- ^ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKMoths