Macarostola formosa
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Macarostola formosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Macarostola |
Species: | M. formosa
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Binomial name | |
Macarostola formosa | |
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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.
References
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)