Macarostola formosa

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]

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

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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