Eumetriochroa hiranoi

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Eumetriochroa hiranoi
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E. hiranoi
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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.

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