Higher classification Metaxmeste Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Genus Metaxmeste Rank Species | |
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Similar Metaxmeste phrygialis, Butterflies and moths, Eurrhypis pollinalis, Agrotera nemoralis, Evergestis extimalis | ||
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.
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