Metanarsia incertella

Metanarsia incertella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Metanarsia
Species:	M. incertella
Binomial name
	Metanarsia incertella; (Herrich-Schaffer, 1861)
Synonyms
	Anacampsis incertella Herrich-Schaffer, 1861; Epiparasia incertella; Epiparasia longivitella Rebel, 1914; Epidola halmyropsis Meyrick, 1926; Gelechia rhamiferella Lucas, 1940;

Metanarsia incertella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, western China and Mongolia.

The length of the forewings is 8–13 mm. The forewings are uniform yellowish-cream and the hindwings are light grey.[1] Adults are on wing from May to early August.

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).