Metriotes lutarea

Metriotes lutarea is a moth of the family Coleophoridae.

It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula) and Turkey.

Adults are on wing in May and are day-active.

[3] The larvae feed on the seeds of greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) and Thesium montanum.

This article on a moth of the family Coleophoridae is a stub.