Metzneria campicolella

Metzneria campicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metzneria
Species: M. campicolella
Binomial name
Metzneria campicolella
(Mann, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia campicolella Mann, 1857
  • Ptocheuusa campicolella

Metzneria campicolella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Mann in 1857. It is found in Asia Minor, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Dodecanese Islands, Crete and Cyprus.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are white with fine brown atoms and black spots forming a triangle in the middle. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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