Metriochroa scotinopa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ethiopia.[2]
Metriochroa scotinopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Metriochroa |
Species: | M. scotinopa |
Binomial name | |
Metriochroa scotinopa Vári, 1963[1] | |
The larvae feed on Dregea schimperi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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