Metriochroa argyrocelis
| Metriochroa argyrocelis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Metriochroa |
| Species: | M. argyrocelis |
| Binomial name | |
| Metriochroa argyrocelis Vári, 1961[1] | |
Metriochroa argyrocelis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on Impatiens sylvicola. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an extremely long, narrow, irregularly contorted gallery on upperside of leaf.
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