Metaxmeste schrankiana

Metaxmeste schrankiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Metaxmeste
Species:	M. schrankiana
Binomial name
Metaxmeste schrankiana (Hochenwarth, 1785)
Synonyms
Phalaena schrankiana Hochenwarth, 1785 Titanio schrankiana Hercyna scabralis Eversmann, 1844 Phalaena Noctua lugubrina Esper, 1798 Pyralis holosericealis Hübner, 1796

Metaxmeste schrankiana is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of western Europe, including France, the Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Greece and the Balkans.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Calluna vulgaris.

External links

• Lepidoptera.pl