| Metriochroa syringae | |
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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. syringae |
| Binomial name | |
| Metriochroa syringae Kumata, 1998 | |
Metriochroa syringae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaido island in Japan.
The wingspan is 5.6-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Syringa reticulata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Japanese species of the subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of a new genus and eight new species
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Metriochroa syringae | |
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