Metriochroa symplocosella
| Metriochroa symplocosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Metriochroa |
| Species: | M. symplocosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Metriochroa symplocosella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013[1]
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Metriochroa symplocosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Hunan, China.[2]
The wingspan is 6.2–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Symplocos anomala and Symplocos sumuntia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from Symplocos, the generic name of the host plant.
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