Metriotes lutarea

Metriotes lutarea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.

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

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

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.