Metzneria metzneriella

Metzneria metzneriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metzneria
Species: M. metzneriella
Binomial name
Metzneria metzneriella
(Stainton, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia metzneriella Stainton, 1851

Metzneria metzneriella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, as well as Turkey and southern Siberia.[2] The habitat consists of dry pastures and calcareous soils.

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Centaurea jacea, Centaurea phrygia and Centaurea scabiosa.[4] The species overwinters within the seedhead. Pupation takes place in late spring.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. UKmoths
  4. Metzneria at funet
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