Macarostola formosa
| Macarostola formosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macarostola |
| Species: | M. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Macarostola formosa (Stainton, 1862)[1] | |
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Macarostola formosa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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.
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