Meadow Neb

This moth is associated with black knapweed, Centaurea nigra, a common grassland plant.&nbsp; Like other Metzneria species, it feeds in the seed-heads of its foodplant.&nbsp; In Somerset it is thinly recorded, but potentially more widespread than shown.

Carline Neb

The larvae of this moth feed in the seed-heads of carline thistle, a specialist of short-turf calcareous grassland.&nbsp; It is rarely recorded in Somerset - about once a decade - but it appears to be one of those species that deliberate searching of its habitat might show to be more common than is currently known.&nbsp; For this species, this is done by collecting the seed-heads in the autumn and waiting for the adults to emerge the following year.&nbsp; The Mendip scarp and rocky coastal places would be among the places to look.

Burdock Neb

Commoner in south-east England, there are few Somerset records of this species.&nbsp; Like other Metzneria species, it is probably easiest to find via targeted searching - in this case, collecting the seed-heads of burdocks in the autumn and waiting for the adults to emerge the following year.

Metzneria lappella

Burdock Seedhead Moth