Metzneria
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Metzneria is a genus of moth
in the family Gelechiidae
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Species include:
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae
Gelechiidae is a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the Gelechiidae's relationships with and delimitation against their relatives have been subject to considerable...
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Species include:
- Metzneria aestivella
- Metzneria aprilella
- Metzneria diamondi
- Metzneria ehikeella
- Metzneria infelix
- Metzneria intestinellaMetzneria intestinellaMetzneria intestinella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of southern Europe....
(Mann, 1864) - Metzneria lappella – Burdock Seedhead Moth
- Metzneria paucipunctellaMetzneria paucipunctellaMetzneria paucipunctella is a species of moth known as the spotted knapweed seed head moth. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious knapweeds, particularly spotted knapweed ....
- Metzneria metzneriella Stainton, 1851
- Metzneria talassica
- Metzneria tenuiellaMetzneria tenuiellaMetzneria tenuiella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Croatia, Turkey and on Crete and the Canary Islands....
(Mann, 1864) - Metzneria torridella
- Metzneria tristella