''Metaxmeste schrankiana'' is a species of
moth of the family
Crambidae described by Siegmund von Hochenwarth
[Also spelled Sigismund von Hohenwartbr>"Reference summary for Hochenwarth, S. von 1785"]
''AnimalBase''. Retrieved January 19, 2018. in 1785. It is found in most of western Europe, including
France, the
Iberian Peninsula,
Scandinavia,
Germany,
Austria,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Greece and the
Balkans.
The
wingspan is 18–23 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Vaccinium myrtillus'', ''
Vaccinium uliginosum'', ''
Vaccinium vitis-idaea'' and ''
Calluna vulgaris
''Calluna vulgaris'', common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus ''Calluna'' in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing evergreen shrub growing to tall, or rarely to and taller, and is found wid ...
''.
References
Odontiini
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1785
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