Macarostola ida

Macarostola ida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Macarostola
Species:	M. ida
Binomial name
	Macarostola ida; (Meyrick, 1880)
Synonyms
	Gracilaria idaMeyrick, 1880 ; Macarostola rosea(Turner, 1894) ;

Last updated April 25, 2024

Macarostola ida is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria.^[2] In 2019 it was discovered to have become established in Northland and east Auckland in New Zealand.^[3]

The larvae feed on Angophora and Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus piperita . They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

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References

↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
1 2 Robert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys . 865 (865): 39–65. doi: 10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265 . ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935 . PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.

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[1] "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

[Hoare2019-3] 1 2 Robert J. B. Hoare; Brian H Patrick; Thomas R. Buckley (22 July 2019). "A new leaf-mining moth from New Zealand, Sabulopteryx botanica sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), feeding on the rare endemic shrub Teucrium parvifolium (Lamiaceae), with a revised checklist of New Zealand Gracillariidae". ZooKeys . 865 (865): 39–65. doi: 10.3897/ZOOKEYS.865.34265 . ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6663935 . PMID 31379443. Wikidata Q70104394.

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