Metriochroa carissae
Vári, 1963
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| 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 Abeba, Little Akaki River, 2300 m, 30.x.1959, leg. E. M. Hering.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES |
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| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, TMSA; Paratype ♀, ZMHB.
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| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION |
Vári, L. 1963. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, N. F. 20(1–2):1–12, 1 pl.
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| PAGINATION |
8–9; pl. 1, fig. 5; figs. 7, 17
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY |
PROVINCE/STATE |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| Ethiopia |
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Vári, L. 1963. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, N. F. 20(1–2):1–12, 1 pl. |
9 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY |
SPECIES |
COUNTRY |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| Apocynaceae |
Carissa edulis |
Ethiopia |
Vári, L. 1963. Neue afrikanische Microlepidoptera. - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, N. F. 20(1–2):1–12, 1 pl. |
9 |
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Long, serpentine mine on the upperside of the leaf, silvery white, many windings.
