Metzneria ehikeella
Metzneria ehikeella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains. It is also present in North Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Near East and Central Asia.[2]
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| Metzneria ehikeella Gozmány, 1954[1] | |
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Centaurea scabiosa.[3]
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
- Swedish Moths
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