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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 *''Metzneria hilarella'' C ... [...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. 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 (Voltinism, univoltine species). The larvae feed on the developing seeds of ''Arctium'' species, including ''Arctium lappa'' and ''Arctium minus''. References External links ''Lepiforum e. V.'' Moths described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Metzneria Moths of ... [...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. Adults are similar to ''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 ...'' and '' Metzneria metzneriella'' . 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. [...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, Sardinia, Sicily, the Dodecanese Islands, Crete and Cyprus. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... 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. References Moths described in 1857 Metzneria {{Anomologinae-stub ... [...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. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... 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 ochreous. ... [...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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on '' Centaurea scabiosa'' and '' Centaurea solstitialis''. They feed on the seeds from within the seedhead. 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 in 1963. It is found in Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no .... 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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... 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 ... [...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, Limpopo and the Orange Free State. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... 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 at two-t ... [...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 in 1920. It is found in Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger .... 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 Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur .... 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 The Russian Far East ( rus, Дальний Восток России, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in North Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asia, Asian continent, and is coextensive with the Far Easte ... (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 The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy .... 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] |