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Metzneria torosulella

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Species of moth

Metzneria torosulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metzneria
Species: M. torosulella
Binomial name
Metzneria torosulella
(Rebel, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Parasia torosulella Rebel, 1893
  • Metzneria monochroa Walsingham, 1907
  • Metzneria ignota Turati, 1922

Metzneria torosulella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, as well as on Malta, Sardinia and the Canary Islands. It is also found in Tunisia and Libya.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellow with brownish markings. The hindwings are dark grey.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren-fauna des Kanarischen Archipels
  3. funet.fi
  4. lepiforum.dePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Metzneria torosulella


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