Macarostola formosa

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Macarostola formosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. formosa
Binomial name
Macarostola formosa
(Stainton, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria formosaStainton, 1862

Macarostola formosa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Zealand. [2]

The larvae feed on Acmena smithii and Eugenia ventenatii . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)