Metriochroa symplocosella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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