GRACILLARIIDAE: Oecophyllembiinae ⁶

Eumetriochroa panacitorsens (Watt, 1920). F.L. 2.5 mm. Endemic. Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

According to Hudson (1928) "the perfect insect appears from September to February and is found in forests. It is not thought to be a common insect although widespread". I have come across this species regularly next to native bush in the Coromandel Ranges.

Life history ⁶

The larvae of all Gracillariidae start as leaf miners. The larva is known to make long narrow mines in leaves of Pseudopanax species related to lancewood.

Sources and Credits

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6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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