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Macarostola eugeniella

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Macarostola eugeniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. eugeniella
Binomial name
Macarostola eugeniella
(Viette, 1951)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa eugeniella Viette, 1951

Macarostola eugeniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar and Mauritius.[2]

The larvae feed on Eugenia cumini and Eugenia jambolana. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ "Afrotropical Gracillariidae". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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