Metacrias huttoni
| Metacrias huttoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Metacrias |
| Species: | M. huttoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Metacrias huttoni (Butler, 1879)[1] | |
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Metacrias huttoni is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the eastern areas of the South Island in montane to low-alpine habitats.[2]
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.
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