Eumetriochroa aethalota

Eumetriochroa aethalota is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from New Zealand.^[1] In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa.^[2] However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) aetholata.^[2]

Eumetriochroa aethalota
Two Eumetriochroa aethalota seen in Riccarton Bush, Christchurch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Eumetriochroa
Species:	E. aethalota
Binomial name
Eumetriochroa aethalota (Meyrick, 1880)
Synonyms
Acrocercops aethalota Meyrick, 1880 Gracillaria aethalota Meyrick, 1880

The larval host plants are species in the genus Parsonsia.^[2] The larvae mine both the stems and leaves of these plants.^[2]