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Metriochroa latifoliella

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Metriochroa latifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Metriochroa
Species:
M. latifoliella
Binomial name
Metriochroa latifoliella
(Millière, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria latifoliella Millière, 1886

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]

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