Eumetriochroa araliella
| Eumetriochroa araliella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Eumetriochroa |
| Species: | E. araliella
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013[1]
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Eumetriochroa araliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[2] It is found in Japan (Mie, Nara, Fukuoka, Kagoshima (Amami Islands) prefectures)[1] and Korea.[2]
The wingspan is 5–8.1 mm. The larvae feed on various species in the family Araliaceae: Dendropanax trifidus, Eleutherococcus sciadophylloides, Evodiopanax innovans, and Fatsia japonica, mining the leaves of their host plants.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name refers to the family of the host plants, Araliaceae.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1. PMID 26131468.
- ^ a b c De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved 17 January 2025.