Metzneria aestivella
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Metzneria |
Species: | M. aestivella
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Metzneria aestivella | |
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Metzneria aestivella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Iceland, Norway, Lithuania, Slovakia and Ukraine. The habitat consists of dry, sunny areas with low-growing herbaceous plants.
The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[2] Adults are similar to Metzneria lappella and Metzneria metzneriella .[3] Adults are on wing from June to July.
Larvae can be found in winter and spring in old flowers of Carlina vulgaris, Pyrethrum corymbosum and Carlina acaulis. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 8–9 mm.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Metzneria aestivella aestivella
- Metzneria aestivella dichroa Walsingham, 1908 (Canary Islands)
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine