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