Metzneria neuropterella

Metzneria neuropterella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Metzneria
Species:	M. neuropterella
Binomial name
	Metzneria neuropterella; (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
	Gelechia neuropterella Zeller, 1839; Metzneria neuropterella ab. gigantella Krulikovsky, 1908; Metzneria ouedella Caradja, 1920;

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] The species overwinters in the larval stage within a silken chamber inside the seed-head. Larvae can be found from late August onwards and pupation takes place in June.

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
Gelechiid Recording Scheme
Hants Moths
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] Gelechiid Recording Scheme

[4] Hants Moths

[5] UKmoths