| Neurostrota gunniella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Neurostrota |
| Species: | N. gunniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurostrota gunniella | |
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The mimosa stem-mining moth (Neurostrota gunniella) 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, [2] where it was introduced in 1989 to control Mimosa pigra . [3]
The wingspan is about 8 mm. [4] [5]
The larvae feed on Mimosa asperata , Mimosa pigra , Neptunia oleracea and Neptunia plena . Mimosa pigra is the main larval host plant.
