Metriotes lutarea

Metriotes lutarea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Metriotes
Species:	M. lutarea
Binomial name
	Metriotes lutarea; (Haworth, 1828)
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] At the end of the larval stage it constructs a portable case from a seed capsule and pupation takes place in the bark of a tree.

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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[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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