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Macarostola paradisia

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Macarostola paradisia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macarostola
Species:
M. paradisia
Binomial name
Macarostola paradisia
Meyrick, 1908

Macarostola paradisia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sri Lanka.[1]

The head of this species is ochreous-whitish, palpi smooth-scaled, crimson-pink. Legs white, partially suffused with yellowish. Forewings light crimson; base narrowly pale yellowish, a moderate subquadrate yellow spot on dorsum towards base; two elongate yellow spots on dorsum before and beyond middle of the wing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ "Meyrick, 1908. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. P. 826-827". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2018-01-13.