Metanarsia alphitodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Algeria, south-eastern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia.

Metanarsia alphitodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metanarsia
Species:
M. alphitodes
Binomial name
Metanarsia alphitodes
(Meyrick, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Calyptrotis alphitodes Meyrick, 1891
  • Metanarsia gobica Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989

The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from mid-May to the end of June.

Larvae have been reared from Nitraria species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

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  1. ^ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Gelechiidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 27 (4): 273—297. Full Article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).