Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metzneria | |
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Similar Metzneria lappella, Aristotelia brizella, Apodia bifractella, Monochroa arundinetella, Aristotelia ericinella | ||
Metzneria aprilella, the brilliant neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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 and Centaurea solstitialis. They feed on the seeds from within the seedhead. The species overwinters in the larval stage within a silken chamber.
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