| Taxon | Metzneria neuropterella |
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| Authority | (Zeller, 1839)[1] |
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Metzneria neuropterella, the brown-veined neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the southern Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, southern and south-eastern Siberia and Mongolia, as well as in North Africa.[2] The habitat consist of short-turfed, herb rich chalk downland.[3]
The wingspan is 14–24 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed in the seedheads of Cirsium acaule and Centaurea nigra.[5] Larvae can be found from late August onwards and pupation takes place in June.
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
- ^ Gelechiid Recording Scheme
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ UKmoths