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Metriochroa latifoliella

Synonyms: Gracilaria latifoliella (homotypic); Metriochroa neglectus; Nepticula latifoliella; Parectopa latifoliella

Wikipedia Abstract

Metriochroa latifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Mediterranean region. The larvae feed on Olea europaea, Phillyrea angustifolia and Phillyrea latifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor that makes a loop through the entire leaf. It is very narrow where it begins, becoming quite wide in the end. There are large amounts of frass and only the margins remain free of frass and are transparent. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon at the end of the mine.
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Prey / Diet

Olea europaea (olive)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Diaspidiotus mairei1
Diaspidiotus perieri1
Voraspis ceratoniae1
Voraspis nerii1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0