Metzneria artificella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from southern and eastern Europe to the southern Ural and the Volga region. It is also found in Iran and southern Siberia.[2]

Metzneria artificella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metzneria
Species:
M. artificella
Binomial name
Metzneria artificella
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis artificella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861
  • Parasia litigiosella Millière, 1879
  • Metzneria pannonicella Rebel, 1915

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview