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Eumetriochroa miyatai

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

Eumetriochroa miyatai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū in Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 6.1–9 mm for the vernal (spring) form and 5.7-6.9 mm for the aestival (summer) form.

The larvae feed on Ilex species, including Ilex crenata, Ilex pedunculosa and Ilex rotundata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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