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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Butterflies / Moths - Lepidoptera
        
        Family - Twirler Moths - Gelechiidae
        
        Species - Spotted Knapweed Seedhead Moth - Metzneria paucipunctella

Spotted Knapweed Seedhead Moth - Metzneria paucipunctella

Biocontrol Species
Non-native Species

Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNA

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General Description

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Management

Melissa Maggio-Kassner is the coordinator for the Montana Biological Weed Control Project. She can be reached at (406) 258-4223 or mmaggio@missoulaeduplace.org

Useful Links:
Montana Invasive Species website
Montana Biological Weed Control Coordination Project
Montana Department of Agriculture - Noxious Weeds
Montana Weed Control Association
Montana Weed Control Association Contacts Webpage.
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks - Noxious Weeds
Montana State University Integrated Pest Management Extension
Weed Publications at Montana State University Extension - MontGuides

References

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- Kedzie-Webb, S.A., R.L. Sheley, J.J. Borkowski, and J.S. Jacobs. 2001. Relationships between Centaurea maculosa and indigenous plant assemblages. Western N. American Naturalist 61(1):43-49.
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Citation for data on this website:
Spotted Knapweed Seedhead Moth — Metzneria paucipunctella. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 18, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IILEG4B020