Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Metacrias huttoni | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Metacrias huttoni is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the eastern areas of the South Island in montane to low-alpine habitats.
Adults males are brightly coloured and diurnal, while females are buff coloured and extremely short-winged. They remain within their cocoon for mating and egg-laying.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
M. huttoni is a host species for the parasitoid wasp Echthromorpha intricatoria.
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