Eumetriochroa araliella
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Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013
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Eumetriochroa araliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Mie, Nara, Fukuoka, Kagoshima (Amami Islands) prefectures, Japan.[1]
The wingspan is 5–8.1 mm. The forewings are white with dark greyish-brown oblique streaks. The hindwings are whitish grey or grey. There are two to three generations per year.
The larvae feed on , , Eleutherococcus sciadophylloides and Fatsia japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow, long serpentine mine. Usually, there are one to three mines per leaf. Larvae emerge from July to November.
Etymology[]
The name is derived from Araliaceae, the name of the family of the host plants.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 2013
- Phyllocnistinae
- Moths of Japan
- Phyllocnistinae stubs