Metzneria neuropterella
Species of moth
| Metzneria neuropterella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | M. neuropterella |
| Binomial name | |
| Metzneria neuropterella (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.
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