Metzneria torosulella
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | M. torosulella |
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| Metzneria torosulella | |
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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[2] and Libya.[3]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellow with brownish markings. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren-fauna des Kanarischen Archipels
- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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