Eumetriochroa miyatai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū in Japan.[2]
| Eumetriochroa miyatai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Eumetriochroa |
| Species: | E. miyatai
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumetriochroa miyatai Kumata, 1998[1]
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The wingspan is 6.1–9 mm for the vernal (spring) form and 5.7-6.9 mm for the aestival (summer) form.
The larvae feed on Ilex species, including Ilex crenata, Ilex pedunculosa and Ilex rotundata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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