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.

The wingspan is 9 –. Adults are on wing in May and are day-active.

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