Metriochroa argyrocelis
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| Species: | M. argyrocelis
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| Metriochroa argyrocelis Vári, 1961[1]
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Metriochroa argyrocelis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an extremely long, narrow, irregularly contorted gallery on upperside of leaf.
References[]
- ^ Afrotropical Gracillariidae
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
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