Metriochroa carissae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ethiopia.[2]
Metriochroa carissae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Metriochroa |
Species: | M. carissae |
Binomial name | |
Metriochroa carissae Vári, 1963[1] | |
The larvae feed on Carissa edulis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, serpentine mine on the upper side of the leaf. It is silvery white and has many windings.
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