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Macarostola formosa

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Macarostola formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. formosa
Binomial name
Macarostola formosa
(Stainton, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria formosa Stainton, 1862

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

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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