Metzneria lappella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Japanese name: ゴボウトガリキバガ

English common names are not assigned automatically on this site. Scientific names are used as the primary identifier when available, and Japanese names are shown only as local reference names.

Overview

Scientific name
Metzneria lappella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Japanese name
ゴボウトガリキバガ
Group
Moth
Family
Gelechiidae (キバガ科)
Recorded larval host plants
1
Adult season
成虫は6〜7月に出現する。秋にゴボウの頭花の内部に飛来する

Summary

Metzneria lappella (Linnaeus, 1758) is documented here as a moth associated with plants recorded in Japan.

The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.

Family: Gelechiidae (キバガ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 成虫は6〜7月に出現する。秋にゴボウの頭花の内部に飛来する.

Recorded larval host plants

Original source note

成虫は6〜7月に出現する。秋にゴボウの頭花の内部に飛来する