Metriotes lutarea
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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
- ^ "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
Media related to Metriotes lutarea at Wikimedia Commons
- Plant Parasites of Europe