''Metzneria neuropterella'', the brown-veined neb, is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the southern
Ural Mountains, the
Caucasus, southern
and south-eastern
Siberia and
Mongolia, as well as in
North Africa. The habitat consist of short-turfed, herb rich chalk downland.
The
wingspan is 14–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed in the seedheads of ''
Cirsium acaule'' and ''
Centaurea nigra
''Centaurea nigra'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names lesser knapweed, common knapweed and black knapweed. A local vernacular name is hardheads.
It is native to Europe but it is known on other ...
''.
UKmoths
/ref> Larvae can be found from late August onwards and pupation takes place in June.
References
Moths described in 1839
Metzneria
Moths of Europe
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