Metanarsia alphitodes

Metanarsia alphitodes
Scientific classification
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;

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

The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm. The forewings are cream, mottled with brown. The hindwings are light grey.[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

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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).

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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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).