Metzneria aprilella

Metzneria aprilella
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]
Synonyms
	Parasia aprilella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Metzneria igneella Tengström, 1859; Metzneria sanguinolentella de Joannis, 1910;

Metzneria aprilella, the brilliant neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
UKMoths

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[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] Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] UKMoths