Metzneria metzneriella
| Metzneria metzneriella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | M. metzneriella |
| Binomial name | |
| Metzneria metzneriella (Stainton, 1851)[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Metzneria at funet
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