Eumetriochroa hederae explained

Eumetriochroa hederae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku in Japan[1] and in China[2] (Hunan, Jiangxi).[3]

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/EUMEHEDE Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02892p032f.pdf Two species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) new to China, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis and Eumetriochroa
  3. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6812 Two new and one newly recorded species of Gracillariidae from China (Lepidoptera)

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