Eumetriochroa araliella

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Eumetriochroa araliella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eumetriochroa
Species:
E. araliella
Binomial name
Eumetriochroa araliella
Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013 [1]

Eumetriochroa araliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. [2] It is found in Japan (Mie, Nara, Fukuoka, Kagoshima (Amami Islands) prefectures) [1] and Korea. [2]

The wingspan is 5–8.1 mm. The larvae feed on various species in the family Araliaceae: Dendropanax trifidus , Eleutherococcus sciadophylloides , Evodiopanax innovans , and Fatsia japonica , mining the leaves of their host plants. [1] [2]

Etymology

The specific name refers to the family of the host plants, Araliaceae. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1. PMID   26131468.
  2. 1 2 3 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved 17 January 2025.