Macarostola coccinea
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Macarostola |
Species: | M. coccinea
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Binomial name | |
Macarostola coccinea (Walsingham, 1900)
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Macarostola coccinea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
The larvae feed on Myrtus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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