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Metzneria neuropterella
Checklist Number35.054 [B&F: 0727]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anomologinae |
| Genus: | Metzneria |
| Species: | neuropterella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1839) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on downland in parts of south-eastern England, as far west as Dorset. Records from other counties are probably based on misidentification of M. aprilella, which was not recognised as British until 1981 (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2). In Hampshire recorded just once, at Micheldever Spoil Heaps in 1971. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 14-24 mm. The most likely confusion species is M. aprilella, which see for differences. Larva feeds within seedheads of Dwarf Thistle, over-wintering in a silken chamber.
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheldever (SU54) | 1971 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |