Metriotes lutarea

Metriotes lutarea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Metriotes
Species:
M. lutarea
Binomial name
Metriotes lutarea
Synonyms
  • Porrectaria lutarea Haworth, 1828
  • Butalis modestella Duponchel, 1839
  • Coleophora splendidella Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Metriotes bucovinella Nemes, 2004

Metriotes lutarea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula) and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are on wing in May and are day-active.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) and Thesium montanum.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Metriotes lutarea (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ Catálogo Mundial Sistemático y de Distribución de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kimber, Ian. "37.002 BF487 Coleophora lutarea (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ Falkovitsh, M I (2006). "Host-plant relationships of the casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III". Entomological Review. 86 (3): 264–286. doi:10.1134/S0013873806030031.


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