Metzneria littorella
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| Species: | M. littorella
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Metzneria littorella, the Isle of Wight neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Douglas in 1850. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy, on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Cyprus and in Russia.[1][2]
The wingspan is 9–14 mm.[3] The forewings are ash-white with five fuscous spots, two of these are pale and found before the middle, two are placed centrally and one beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale grey.[4] Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed in the seedheads of Plantago coronopus. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[5]
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