Eumetriochroa hederae

Eumetriochroa hederae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku in Japan[2] and in China[3] (Hunan, Jiangxi).[4]

Eumetriochroa hederae
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E. hederae
Binomial name
Eumetriochroa hederae
Kumata, 1998[1]

The wingspan is 8.1–9.7 mm.

The larvae feed on Hedera rhombea and Hedera nepalensis var. sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a small irregular blotch, occurring on the upper side of the leaf. It is purple brown in colour. After hibernation, the larva creates a very long serpentine mine, which is stretched from the blotchy part. Most larvae make a pupal chamber at the end of the mine. The pupal chamber is elliptical, with a swollen under side and wrinkled upper side.

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