Metriochroa carissae
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Metriochroa carissae Vári, 1963[1]
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Metriochroa carissae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ethiopia.[2]
The larvae feed on Carissa edulis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, serpentine mine on the upper side of the leaf. It is silvery white and has many windings.
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