Habitat:
Metaplastes ornatus occurs in light woodlands (e.g. submediterranean oak forest) and in dry shrub. I found numerous adults in the foothills of the Pindhos near Grevena in Quercus frainetto woodland (individuals almost all on Quercus bushes) in July 2010.
Remarks:
Metaplastes ornatus occurs on the southern Balkan Peninsula (e.g. Greece).