Burdock Seedhead Moth
Metzneria lappella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Identification: Forewing yellow with dull brown streaks; no definite pattern--brown heaviest along costa near middle.
Wing Span: 1.2-1.9 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Burs of burdock.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and Quebec to Florida, west to Ontario and Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR: GNR
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 139 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 14, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Nancyk
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 15, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2017
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 26, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 05, 2020
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 08, 2019
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