| Metzneria aprilella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | M. aprilella |
| Binomial name | |
| Metzneria aprilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) [1] | |
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Metzneria aprilella, the brilliant neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran and southern Siberia. [2] The habitat consists of waste ground and grassland.
The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. [3]
The larvae feed on Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea solstitialis . They feed on the seeds from within the seedhead. [4]
