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Macarostola coccinea

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Macarostola coccinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. coccinea
Binomial name
Macarostola coccinea
(Walsingham, 1900)

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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