Genus Metalampra

Classification · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Gelechioidea? Any idea beyond that? - Metalampra

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)

Subfamily Oecophorinae

Tribe Oecophorini

Genus Metalampra

Food

Decaying wood, especially Quercus

Remarks

The specimen shown here is probably either M. italica or M. cinnamomea, both Palearctic species. M. italica was described from Italy but has more recently been found to occur more widely in Central Europe north to Denmark and Great Britain. It may have always been present farther north or may have replaced M. cinnamomea in some areas due to climate change.

Print References

De Prins, W. & De Prins, J. 2014. Metalampra italica (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), also in Belgium. Phegea 42 (2): 26-28

Internet References

Markku Savela's Lepidoptera(1)

Works Cited

1.	ftp.funet.fi -- Markku Savela

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 6 April, 2019 - 10:17pm
Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin

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