Metriochroa carissae
Vári, 1963
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FAMILY |
Gracillariidae |
SUBFAMILY |
Phyllocnistinae
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GENUS |
Metriochroa |
SPECIES |
carissae
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AUTHOR | Vári, 1963 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Metriochroa carissae spec. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Little Akaki River, 2300 m, e.l. 30.x.1959, leg. E. M. Hering.
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GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES |
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TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, genitalia slide L. Vári 1026♀, TMSA; Paratype ♀, MfN.
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STATUS |
Species |
PUBLICATION |
Vári L. 1963a. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 30(1-2):1-12, pl. 1.
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PAGINATION |
8-9, figs 7, 17; pl. 1, fig. 5
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
COUNTRY |
PROVINCE/STATE |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
Ethiopia |
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Vári L. 1963a. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 30(1-2):1-12, pl. 1. |
9 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Apocynaceae |
Carissa edulis |
Ethiopia |
Vári L. 1963a. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 30(1-2):1-12, pl. 1. |
9 |
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A long, serpentine mine on the upperside of the leaf, silvery white, many windings.