| Macarostola polyplaca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macarostola |
| Species: | M. polyplaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Macarostola polyplaca | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macarostola polyplaca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. [2]
The larvae feed on Lophostemon confertus and Tristania suaveolens . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
Breynia oblongifolia, commonly known as coffee bush, grows naturally in Australia and New Guinea as shrubs up to 3 m (10 ft) in height. The species produces alternate, ovate leaves 20–30 mm (0.8–1.2 in) long. Small, green flowers are produced in spring and summer, and these are followed by orange or pink berries about 6 mm (0.24 in) diameter that turn black when fully ripe.
The European oak leaf-miner or Zeller's midget is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe south of the line running from Ireland, through Great Britain, Denmark to Ukraine. It is also found in Macaronesia. It is an introduced species in New Zealand and Australia.
Acrocercops aeolellum is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.
Acrocercops laciniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. In Australia, it is known from the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It is also known from India and has recently been found in New Zealand.
Acrocercops albomaculella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Australia.
Acrocercops apoblepta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Australia.
Acrocercops argyrodesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.
Acrocercops irrorata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia in the states of New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.
Caloptilia bryonoma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.
Caloptilia protiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, India, Java, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand.
The cocoa pod borer is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saudi Arabia, China, India, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, New Britain, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vanuatu.
Epicephala trigonophora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, New South Wales in Australia and from Sri Lanka.
Macarostola ageta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Australia.
Macarostola formosa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Macarostola rosacea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.
The mimosa stem-mining moth is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and Texas, as well as Thailand and the Northern Territory in Australia, where it was introduced in 1989 to control Mimosa pigra.
Polysoma eumetalla is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria and from New Zealand.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
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