Diacrisia metelkana

Diacrisia metelkana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Rhyparioides
Species:	R. metelkana
Binomial name
	Rhyparioides metelkana; (Lederer, 1861)
Synonyms
	Chelonia flavida Lederer, 1861; Diacrisia simanensis Miyake, 1909; Diacrisia (Rhyparioides) okinawana Matsumura, 1927; Diacrisia (Rhyparioides) sounkeana Matsumura, 1927; Rhyparioides metelkana occidentalis Daniel, 1939; Rhyparioides metelkana kiangsui Daniel, 1943;

Rhyparioides metelkana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1861. It is found in southern and central Europe, Russia, eastern Asia and Japan.^[1]

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Euphorbia palustris and Caltha palustris.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

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