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Metaxmeste schrankiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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 family Crambidae described by Siegmund von Hochenwarth[1] in 1785. 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.

References

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  1. ^ Also spelled Sigismund von Hohenwart "Reference summary for Hochenwarth, S. von 1785". AnimalBase. Retrieved January 19, 2018.


About

First encountered this species in northern Spain in May 2026.