Metriochroa inferior explained

Metriochroa inferior is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Eritrea.[1]

The larvae feed on Olea chrysophylla.[2] They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/METRINFE Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14029067#page/278/mode/1up Silvestri, 1915. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia generale e agraria della R. Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura de Portici 9: 240-334

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