Forewing Length: 7-9.5mm;
Wingspan: 14-19mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	October - April	May	May - August (Earliest: 26.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva)	Centaurea jacea
Parasitoids:	Scambus brevicornis Larva
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Metzneria metzneriella
Metzneria metzneriella
Gelechiid Recording Scheme (UK): Metzneria metzneriella
Nature Spot: Metzneria metzneriella
Lepiforum: Metzneria metzneriella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Metzneria metzneriella

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