Metriochroa
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Metriochroa is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Metriochroa argyrocelisMetriochroa argyrocelisMetriochroa argyrocelis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Zimbabwe.The larvae feed on Impatiens sylvicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an extremely long, narrow, irregularly contorted gallery on upperside of leaf....
Vári, 1961 - Metriochroa carissaeMetriochroa carissaeMetriochroa carissae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ethiopia.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 upperside of the leaf. It is silvery white and has many windings....
Vári, 1963 - Metriochroa celidotaMetriochroa celidotaMetriochroa celidota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Uganda....
Bradley, 1965 - Metriochroa fraxinellaMetriochroa fraxinellaMetriochroa fraxinella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan .The wingspan is 5.2-8.2 mm...
Kumata, 1998 - Metriochroa inferiorMetriochroa inferiorMetriochroa inferior is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Eritrea.The larvae feed on Olea chrysophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Silvestri, 1914) - Metriochroa latifoliellaMetriochroa latifoliellaMetriochroa latifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Mediterranean Region.The larvae feed on Olea europaea, Phillyrea angustifolia and Phillyrea latifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor that makes a loop through the entire...
(Millière, 1886) - Metriochroa pergulariaeMetriochroa pergulariaeMetriochroa pergulariae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.The larvae feed on Pergularia daemia and Pergularia extensa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very long, narrow, irregularly contorted gallery on upperside of leaf....
Vári, 1961 - Metriochroa psychotriellaMetriochroa psychotriellaMetriochroa psychotriella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Florida.The larvae feed on Psychotria nervosa and Psychotria undata. They mine the leaves of their host plant....
Busck, 1900 - Metriochroa scotinopaMetriochroa scotinopaMetriochroa scotinopa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ethiopia.The larvae feed on Dregea schimperi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Vári, 1963 - Metriochroa syringaeMetriochroa syringaeMetriochroa syringae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan .The wingspan is 5.6-6.5 mm.The larvae feed on Syringa reticulata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrowly linear mine. Later, it gradually widens into a very long and irregularly...
Kumata, 1998 - Metriochroa tylophoraeMetriochroa tylophoraeMetriochroa tylophorae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.The larvae feed on Tylophora cordata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Vári, 1961