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Eumetriochroa hiranoi

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Eumetriochroa hiranoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eumetriochroa
Species:
E. hiranoi
Binomial name
Eumetriochroa hiranoi
Kumata, 1998[1]

Eumetriochroa hiranoi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū and the Ryukyu islands)[2] and China (Jiangxi).[3]

The wingspan is 4.6-6.1 mm. This species appears very similar to Eumetriochroa kalopanacis but can be distinguished by from the latter by differences in the genital structures.[1]

The larvae feed on Styrax japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Eumetriochroa hiranoi was named in honor of Nagao Hirano.

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