Rhyparioides metelkana

Rhyparioides metelkana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Micrarctiina
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 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rhyparioides at funet
  2. ↑ lepidoptera.eu


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