Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Phyllocnistinae (subfamily)/  Oecophyllembiini (tribe)/  Metriochroa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Vári, 1961
Citation:	Metriochroa pergulariae spec. nov.
Original genus:	Metriochroa
Publication:	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:	Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:	12
Issue:
Pagination:	197–198; pl. 15, fig. 6; pl. 64, fig. 6; pl. 103, fig. 2

Metriochroa pergulariae (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G6943♂, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Sibasa District, Tshipise, 15.v.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7529♀, TMSA	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Sibasa District, Tshipise, 15.v.1953, leg. L. Vári.
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961	Paratype	♂	MfN	Paratypes 4♂, 8♀, TMSA, MfN.	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Sibasa District, Tshipise, 15.v.1953, leg. L. Vári.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961	South Africa	Limpopo	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 198

Plant note:

A very long, narrow, irregularly contorted gallery on upperside of leaf.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961	Pergularia daemia	Asclepiadaceae	South Africa	page HOSTS
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961	Pergularia extensa	Asclepiadaceae	South Africa	Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 198

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Metriochroa pergulariae (1)

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