Metzneria lappella
Metzneria lappella
Adult • Ripon, N.Yorks • © Charles Fletcher

35.056 BF724

Metzneria lappella

(Linnaeus, 1758)


Wingspan 16-20 mm.

Occurring sometimes commonly in southern England and in the north of England and Wales, but local in Scotland and unknown in Ireland.

The larvae feed on the seeds of greater burdock (Arctium lappa), and pupation takes place in the seedhead.

The adults fly in June and July.


  • More details »