Metriochroa latifoliella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Metriochroa |
Species: | M. latifoliella
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Metriochroa latifoliella | |
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Metriochroa latifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Mediterranean region.
The larvae feed on Olea europaea, Phillyrea angustifolia and Phillyrea latifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine