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Metzneria neuropterella
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.[2] The habitat consist of short-turfed, herb rich chalk downland.[3] The wingspan is 14–24 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed in the seedheads of Cirsium acaule and Centaurea nigra.[5] Larvae can be found from late August onwards and pupation takes place in June. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metzneria neuropterella.  Wikispecies has information related to Metzneria neuropterella.
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