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Metzneria
''Metzneria'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae, described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. Species *'' Metzneria acrena'' (Meyrick, 1908) *'' Metzneria aestivella'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Metzneria agraphella'' (Ragonot, 1895) *'' Metzneria albiramosella'' (Christoph, 1885) *'' Metzneria aprilella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854) *'' Metzneria artificella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1861) *'' Metzneria asiatica'' Piskunov, 1979 *'' Metzneria aspretella'' Lederer, 1869 *'' Metzneria brandbergi'' Janse, 1963 *'' Metzneria campicolella'' (Mann, 1857) *'' Metzneria canella'' Caradja, 1920 *'' Metzneria castiliella'' (Moschler, 1866) *'' Metzneria clitella'' Rebel, 1903 *'' Metzneria diamondi'' Amsel, 1949 *'' Metzneria diffusella'' Englert, 1974 *'' Metzneria ehikeella'' Gozmany, 1954 *'' Metzneria englerti'' Piskunov, 1979 *'' Metzneria expositoi'' Vives, 2001 *'' Metzneria filia'' Piskunov, 1979 *'' Metzneria hastella'' Chrétien, 1915 *'' Metzneria heptacentra'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Lappella
''Metzneria lappella'', the burdock seedhead moth or burdock seed moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe and it is widely distributed throughout the Palaearctic region, northwards to the Arctic Circle. It is an introduced species in North America, where it is found from Maine and Quebec to Florida, west to Ontario and Missouri. Habitat These moths mainly inhabit fields, roadsides and waste places. Description ''Metzneria lappella'' has a wingspan of 13–19 mm. The forewings are yellow with dull brown streaks. There is no definite pattern, but the brown colour is heaviest along the costa near the middle. Biology Adults are on wing in June and July in the north of North America and from April to August in the south. In England they fly in June and July. There is one generation per year (univoltine species). The larvae feed on the developing seeds of ''Arctium'' species, including ''Arctium lappa'' and ''Arctium m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Aestivella
''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. The terminal joint of palpi slender, 2/3 of second. Forewings pale are ochreous, more or less wholly suffused with reddish-ochreous ; margins and veins partly marked with fuscous lines. Hindwings are grey. The larva is whitish ; head and plate of 2 blackish. Adults are similar to ''Metzneria lappella'' and ''Metzneria metzneriella'' but lack the black discal spot on the forewing. 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. They have a cream-coloured body. The colour of the head varies from dark-brown to red-brown. Pupation takes place in mid-May, usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Campicolella
''Metzneria campicolella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae described by Josef Johann Mann in 1857. It is found in Asia Minor, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and on Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ..., Sardinia, Sicily, the Dodecanese Islands, Crete and Cyprus. The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are white with fine brown dots and black spots forming a triangle in the middle. The hindwings are grey. ''Lepiforum e. V.'' Retrieved August 11, 2020. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Castiliella
''Metzneria castiliella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1866. It is found in Portugal, Spain, on Malta, the Canary Islands, in North Africa, on Crete, Cyprus and in Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East .... The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are bluish-white, lined and sprinkled with fuscous and with a short light brownish-ochreous subcostal streak from the base to about one-sixth, another of the same length opposite to it along the dorsum and a strong oblique ante-terminal streak of the same colour not reaching the margins. On the disc before the middle is a short dark fuscous streak accompanied by a few ochreous scales, a shorter streak occurring below it on the fold, also touched with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Aprilella
''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. The habitat consists of waste ground and grassland. The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on ''Centaurea scabiosa ''Centaurea scabiosa'', or greater knapweed, is a perennial plant of the genus ''Centaurea''. It is native to Europe and bears purple flower heads. Greater knapweed is found growing in dry grasslands, hedgerows and cliffs on lime-rich soil. Upri ...'' and '' Centaurea solstitialis''. They feed on the seeds from within the seedhead. The species overwinters in the larval stage within a silken chamber. References Moths described in 1854 Metzneria Moths of Europe Insects of Turkey {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Brandbergi
''Metzneria brandbergi'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse Dr Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse, also known as Antonius Johannes Theodorus Janse and by other orthographic variations, was a pioneer of South African entomology who specialised in Lepidoptera. His multi-volumed work, ''The Moths of South A ... in 1963. It is found in Namibia. References Endemic fauna of Namibia Moths described in 1963 Metzneria {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Acrena
''Metzneria acrena'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Namibia and South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Limpopo. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous somewhat sprinkled with fuscous and with some deep ochreous-yellow suffusion forming streaks beneath the costa and along the submedian fold, and a broad patch occupying most of the postmedian area except for a narrow terminal fuscous fascia sprinkled with dark fuscous. There is a blackish dot at the base of the costa, two beneath the costa at one-fifth and two-fifths, two on the fold obliquely beyond these respectively, one in the disc beyond the middle, and one at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey. References Moths described in 1908 Metzneria {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Heptacentra
''Metzneria heptacentra'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa, where it has been recorded from the North-West Province, Gauteng, Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ..., Limpopo and the Orange Free State. The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, thinly sprinkled with brownish and dark fuscous, irregularly suffused with yellow ochreous in the disc and posteriorly. There is a small spot of blackish suffusion on the base of the costa, a dot beneath the costa near the base, and another on the fold beyond this. There is a stronger black dot towards the costa at two-fifths, one on the fold beyond this, one in the disc beyond the middle, and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Canella
''Metzneria canella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien Pierre Chrétien (1846 – 15 June 1934, in Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a member of Société entomologique de France. ''Trifurcula chretieni ''Trifurcula'' is a genus of moth ... in 1920. It is found in Algeria. References Moths described in 1920 Metzneria {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Hilarella
''Metzneria hilarella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is found in France and Spain. References Moths described in 1920 Metzneria {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Inflammatella
''Metzneria inflammatella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1882. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur). References Moths described in 1882 Metzneria {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metzneria Intestinella
''Metzneria intestinella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of southern Europe. References Moths described in 1864 Metzneria Moths of Europe Insects of Turkey {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |