Eumetriochroa hederae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku in Japan[2] and in China[3] (Hunan, Jiangxi).[4]
Eumetriochroa hederae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Eumetriochroa |
Species: | E. hederae |
Binomial name | |
Eumetriochroa hederae Kumata, 1998[1] | |
The wingspan is 8.1–9.7 mm.
The larvae feed on Hedera rhombea and Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a small irregular blotch, occurring on the upper side of the leaf. It is purple brown in colour. After hibernation, the larva creates a very long serpentine mine, which is stretched from the blotchy part. Most larvae make a pupal chamber at the end of the mine. The pupal chamber is elliptical, with a swollen under side and wrinkled upper side.
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