Metriochroa symplocosella

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

Metriochroa symplocosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Hunan, China. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 6.2–8 mm. [1] The larvae feed on Symplocos anomala and Symplocos sumuntia , mining the leaves of their host plant. [1] [2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Symplocos , the generic name of the host plant. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Metriochroa symplocosella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved 17 January 2025.