Meoneura Rondani, 1856

Meoneura obscurella, male
Photo: M. obscurella Fallén, male (Photo: I. Brake)

Meoneura, consisting of 73 species, can be found mainly in the Holarctic Region, but few species can also be found in the Neotropical, Afrotropical, and Oriental Region.

Specimens have been reared from bird faeces and fungi; and collected on plants like Asclepiadaceae (Caralluma), Liliaceae (Veratrum), Apiaceae (Anthriscus, Aegopodium, Heracleum, Thapsia), Compositae (Carduus), Rosaceae (Filipendula, Sorbaria); fungi, diverse animal faeces (birds, herbivores, omnivores, humans), carrion, bird's nests.

The genus can be recognized by 2 medioclinate anterior and 2 lateroclinate posterior orbital setae; wing with cell dm short, crossveins r-m and dm-cu narrowly separated, C ending at R4+5, cell cup open.

Exemplary species:

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Content by Irina Brake, last updated: May 31, 2006

Background photo: Meoneura lamellata Collin