Brilliant neb
Metzneria aprilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The brilliant neb (Metzneria aprilella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the brilliant neb
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the brilliant neb live?
Not recorded
Is the brilliant neb endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the brilliant neb classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusMetzneria
- SpeciesMetzneria aprilella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms Metzneria sanguinolentella, Parasia aprilella, Parasia neuropterella var. igneella
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- punamykerökoiFinnish
- Tüzesszárnyú sarlósmolyHungarian
- Karmozijnrode distelpalpmotDutch
- psota nevädzováSlovak
- rödstreckad korgmalSwedish
Relatives of the brilliant neb
Other species in the same genus Metzneria.
Carline neb
Metzneria aestivella
Burdock neb
Metzneria lappella
Meadow neb
Metzneria metzneriella
Brown-veined neb
Metzneria neuropterella
Isle of Wight neb
Metzneria littorella
CompareBrilliant neb vs Carline nebBrilliant neb vs Burdock nebBrilliant neb vs Meadow nebBrilliant neb vs Brown-veined neb
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the brilliant neb?
The brilliant neb (Metzneria aprilella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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“Brilliant neb (Metzneria aprilella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brilliant-neb.
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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