Metriotes lutarea explained

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.^[1]

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in May and are day-active.^[2]

The larvae feed on the seeds of greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) and Thesium montanum.^[3]

External links

• • Plant Parasites of Europe

Notes and References

1. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45513705.pdf Catálogo Mundial Sistemático y de Distribución de la Familia Coleophoridae
2. Web site: Kimber . Ian . 37.002 BF487 Coleophora lutarea (Haworth, 1828) . UKmoths . 22 August 2019.
3. Falkovitsh . M I . Host-plant relationships of the casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae): Communication III . Entomological Review . 86 . 3 . 264–286 . 10.1134/S0013873806030031 . 2006 .