Metzneria neuropterella, the brown-veined neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from most of Europe to the southern Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, southernand south-eastern Siberia and Mongolia, as well as in North Africa. The habitat consist of short-turfed, herb rich chalk downland. The wingspan is 14–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.