Metzneria aprilella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | M. aprilella |
| Binomial name | |
| Metzneria aprilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] | |
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Metzneria aprilella, the Brilliant Neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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] The species overwinters in the larval stage within a silken chamber.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J. 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
- ↑ UKmoths
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