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