| Metzneria torosulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | M. torosulella
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| Binomial name | |
| Metzneria torosulella (Rebel, 1893)
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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 and Libya.
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellow with brownish markings. The hindwings are dark grey.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren-fauna des Kanarischen Archipels
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.