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Eumetriochroa hiranoi Kumata, 1998 [1] | |
Eumetriochroa hiranoi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū and the Ryukyu islands) [2] and China (Jiangxi). [3]
The wingspan is 4.6-6.1 mm. This species appears very similar to Eumetriochroa kalopanacis but can be distinguished by from the latter by differences in the genital structures. [1]
The larvae feed on Styrax japonicus . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Eumetriochroa hiranoi was named in honour of Nagao Hirano.
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.
Eumetriochroa is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Aristaea bathracma is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Thailand, Japan (Honshū), the Russian Far East, Mozambique, South Africa, Réunion and Uganda.
Dialectica geometra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong, Japan, India and Réunion. It has recently been recorded from China.
Gibbovalva civica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Guangdong), India (Karnataka), Japan, Malaysia.
Gibbovalva urbana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, India (Meghalaya) and Japan.
Corythoxestis sunosei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (Kyūshū) and China.
Eumetriochroa hederae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku in Japan and in China.
Eumetriochroa miyatai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū in Japan.
Eumetriochroa kalopanacis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan.
Chrysaster ostensackenella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario, Québec and Nova Scotia in Canada, and the United States. It has also been recorded in 2015 from China and in 2017 from Korea, and in 2022 from Central Italy.
Acrocercops aellomacha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from New Zealand. In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa. However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) aellomacha.
Acrocercops aethalota is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from New Zealand. In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa. However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) aetholata.
Acrocercops panacitorsens is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand. In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa. However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) panacitorsens.
Acrocercops panacicorticis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand. In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa. However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) panacicorticis.
Acrocercops panacifinens is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand. In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa. However, as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) panacifinens.
Metriochroa symplocosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Hunan, China.
Guttigera schefflerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Japan.
Corythoxestis tricalysiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Okinawa, Japan.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.