Rhyparioides metelkana

Rhyparioides metelkana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1861. It is found in southern and central Europe, Russia, eastern Asia and Japan.[1]

Rhyparioides metelkana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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

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.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rhyparioides metelkana (Lederer, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2019.


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